Are you facing a burnout in your hygiene career Have a desire still but just need a breath of fresh air and a newfound passion This is the ideal office for you.
A wellestablished General Practice is the ideal place for you! You will be appreciated valued respected. You will be delighted to become part of this down to earth "gets it" team. You will want to have this office and team be your forever home where you can retire and have a sense of comfort and stability.
DAY(S): MONDAY Friday
HOURS: 8:00AM5:00PM or 7:00am4:00pm
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 xray machine.
- Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease sores and other dental health issues.
- Exposing and developing xray 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.
Characteristics:
- Friendly
- Outgoing
- Easy Going
- Down to earth
- Professional
- Reliable
- Dependable
- Efficient
- Punctual
- Tidy
- Neat
SKILL SET:
- Time Management
- Team Oriented
- MultiTasking
Requirements
- Associate s 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 xray machine.
- Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
- Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.
- Laser
EXIRENCE/FAMILUAR:
- Dentrix Ascend
- Dexis
- Laser
- Arestin
- Orthodontic Patients
- Invisalign
- PPO/FFS
Benefits
ALL GP Procedures