Dental Hygienist - Health Plan

Dental HygienistAffordable Smiles of HammondPosition Summary:Affordable Smiles is looking for a friendly dental hygienist who wants to impact patient's lives to add to our team! We love what we do and love seeing the positive effect dentistry can have on people's lives.Employee Benefits:Monthly Bonus Potential!Group health insurancePaid time off401k Plan with matchingFree life insuranceOptions for vision, cancer, disability, and accident insurance plansIn office training including yearly BLS and OSHAEssential Functions:Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures.Review and update patient's health history, chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance.Clean calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments, including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal diseaseApply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.Selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth, as needed.Educate and motivate patient on proper oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures.Assist hygiene assistant in sterilization duties.Associate's Degree from ADA accredited dental hygienist schoolCurrent State LicensureCPR CertificationPreferred one year dental experience.Standing 60%Sitting 40%Moderate noise levels from dental and other Lab equipmentMedical, office, and lab settingMinimum lifting requirements of 35 pounds in order to transfer equipment and pack and unpack supplies.