Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Busy dental practice looking for a full time dental hygienist.

Essential Functions:

• Provide superior patient care and service; make the patient the # 1 priority; exhibit outstanding customer service and hospitality as well as chair side manner.
• Practice Servant Leadership; lead by example; exercise good team work; have mutual respect for team; partner with team to create an exceptional experience for patient.
• Practice to the standard of care of the State Board of Dentistry; follow rules and regulations of the Dental Practice Act of the applicable state.
• Stay on schedule as much as possible to create “no patient wait time;” help manage patient flow; maintain time flexibility for patient; be present, engaged, ready to work at all assigned shift times.
• Educate patient on oral hygiene/health/disease as well as procedures and services; establish/communicate continued care.
• Follow  Periodontal Protocol which is based on American Academy of Periodontology, ADA and ADHA guidelines.
• Comply with state and federal laws for chart documentation; follow OSHA guidelines on PPE and use standard precautions.
• Verify patient health history (review basic health status, medications; understand impact with dentistry) and document appropriately in patient’s chart.
• Thoroughly and efficiently perform clinical hygiene functions including but not limited to exposing/processing/evaluating diagnostic X-rays, reviewing medical histories and recording blood pressure, adult/child prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, associated adjunctive therapy and co-assessing treatments with doctor.
• Complete periodontal charting per guidelines.
• Manage financial responsibilities/Hygiene scorecard.
• Maintain patient confidentiality through HIPAA compliance.
• Accountability for successful performance of all job functions.
• Perform the following duties as applicable by practice and/or state laws:
• Place locally applied antimicrobials
• Place sealants/perform polishing (certification necessary if required by state)
• Use intraoral camera
• Screen for Oral Cancer
• Take and record patient’s blood pressure accurately
• Offer fluoride treatment to all patients
• Perform routine dental prophylaxis for periodontally healthy patients
• Non-surgical periodontal therapy (scaling/root planing)
• Administer local anesthesia
• Maintain accurate and legible notes in patient’s chart

Non Essential Functions:

• Clean and prepare operatory per guidelines prior to patient appointment
• Sterilize equipment and operatories per OSHA guidelines
• Follow all OSHA and BBP (Blood borne Pathogen) federal guidelines

Qualifications:

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Skills/Abilities:
• Outstanding positive attitude and demeanor
• Professionalism in all aspects of job
• Good grooming and professional image
• Superior team work skills; strong ability to work well with others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Good computer/dental software skills
• Good manual dexterity
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour