Registered Dental Hygienist
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Posted on:
19 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Ready to love where you work again
Join a practice that values people just as much as patients. Our established general dentistry office offers a supportive drama-free environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally. We believe in teamwork trust and creating a culture where every hygienist feels appreciated and empowered to deliver exceptional care.
If youre looking for a long-term homea place that offers stability growth and genuine appreciation for your skillsyoull find it here. Come be part of a team that sets the standard for excellence and truly enjoys what they do every day
Dental Hygienist Responsibilities:
- Using dental instruments to clean accretions calcareous deposits and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums.
- Looking for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph nodes under patient chins for signs of tenderness or swelling.
- Noting and reviewing patient medical history.
- Using probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease.
- Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists.
- Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machine.
- Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease sores and other dental health issues.
- Exposing and developing x-ray film.
- Sharpening and sterilizing dental instruments.
- Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care.
- Applying fluorides and other dental decay prevention agents.
- Working with dentists and dental assistants.
- Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients.
- Friendly
- Outgoing
- Easy Going
- Down to earth
- Professional
- Reliable
- Dependable
- Efficient
- Punctual
- Tidy
- Neat
- Time Management
- Team Oriented
- Multi-Tasking
Requirements
- Associates degree from an accredited hygiene program.
- State hygiene license.
- Current CPR certificate.
- Current on Hepatitis B vaccination.
- Ability to administer local anesthetic agents.
- Able to use an x-ray machine.
- Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
- Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.
- Laser
- Dentrix Ascend
- Dexis
- Laser
- Arestin
- Orthodontic Patients
- Invisalign
- PPO/FFS
Benefits
- PTO
- DENTAL
- HOLIDAY PAY
- 401K
Required Skills:
oral anatomy and health fine motor dexterity excellent communication interpersonal skills critical thinking attention to detail patient assessment ability to educate patients on oral hygiene practices and knowledge of dental radiology; essentially a combination of clinical expertise in oral health and strong patient interaction abilities to effectively prevent and treat oral diseases under a dentists supervision.
Required Education:
College Bachelors DegreeCurrent State License
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Dentrix
- Communication skills
- HIPAA
- Computer Skills
- Infection Control Training
- Chairside Assisting
- Dental Office Experience
- OSHA
- Medical Imaging
- Outside Sales
- Eaglesoft
