Dental Hygienist
Dental Hygienist
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12-04-2025
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12-04-2025
Job Description
SCOPE:
Contractor will perform the following but not limited to:
- Sets up operator for planned dental procedure and cleans dental unit for timely turnover
- Handles instruments safely accurately and efficiently
- Ability to assess the patients medical and dental histories anxiety/phobias and medications for safe patient care
- Assesses the impact of patients medical and dental condition on maintaining oral health
- Recognize agerelated changes in individual patients adapt patient environment and maximize
- Patients physical comfort
- Provides routine oral prophylactic care to include periodontal charting and application of appropriate fluoride solutions
- Provides gross debridement scaling and root planning procedures
- Cleans dental prostheses fixed and removable
- Administers topical and local anesthetic agents
- Accomplishes all procedures within VA standard infection control protocols to include but not limited to wearing of proper PPE following VA sterile processing guidelines and Martinsburgs VA Dental Clinic Infection Control Policy.
- The scope of practice that a specific provider may perform is defined through the medical center credentialing and privileging process.
- Ability to assess the patients medical and dental histories anxiety/phobias and medications for safe patient care.
- Ability to assess the impact of patients medical and dental condition on maintaining oral health recognize agerelated changes in individual patients adapt patient environment and maximize patients physical comfort.
- Skill in detecting plaque and calculus dental abnormalities/pathologies assessing inflammation and providing safe instrumentation for each procedure.
- Knowledge to select appropriate available fluoride products and indications/limitations for safe and proper application.
- Knowledge of hygiene procedures in order to explain the process and indication complications and expected treatment outcomes for each.
- Knowledge of proper usage of dental radiography equipment radiation safety assessment of proper image capture and interpretation of films.
- Skill in educating patients and caregivers on periodontal disease wellness health maintenance oral hygiene practices parafunctional habits and effects of illness addictions medications and tobacco on the oral cavity.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Hygienist
- Education. Associate Degree or higher in an accredited dental hygiene program. This program must be accredited by the American Dental Associations Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).
- Licensure. Applicants must be currently licensed to practice as a dental hygienist with a full current and unrestricted license in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
- Certification. Public Law 9735 requires that persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75. Essentially they must have successfully completed an educational program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation and is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education and be certified as radiographers in their field. Accredited dental hygiene programs contain curriculum addressing radiologic procedures which will meet the requirement for certification as dental radiographers.
- Skill in educating patients and caregivers on periodontal disease wellness health maintenance oral hygiene practices parafunctional habits and effects of illness addictions medications and tobacco on the oral cavity.
Professionals who take pride in their work and want to be appreciated for their efforts are encouraged to apply! In exchange for our staff members dedication and expertise we are proud to offer a team environment and competitive compensation packages with an opportunity to establish rewarding careers. If you fit this description and would like to be considered for this position please apply online by visitinghttps:// Feel free toemail us at you have any additional questions. We would love to hear from you!
If you do not find interest in this opportunity but know of someone who may we kindly ask that you refer the individual to TCMP by forwarding this job posting.
Dyentum Health LLCis a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business with its corporate office located in the Washington DC Metropolitan area. TDymentum provides worldwide support to the Department of Defense as well as Commercial clientele with staffing of qualified professionals in the fields of Information Security Technology Administrative and Health Care Services.
We are an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions without regard to race gender disability or protected veteran status.
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