Job Purpose:
Registered Dental Hygienists are assigned duties and responsibilities which involve licensed professional work providing dental hygiene services. A Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) implements appropriate standard of care therapy, assists a dentist in providing hygiene, periodontal or dental care and treatment, provides dental hygiene assessments, creates treatment plans based on a dentist's diagnosis, and provides oral and overall health care education and instruction to patients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assess patients' teeth, bone, and periodontal tissues indicating the presence of any abnormalities or suspected diseases or conditions.
- Creates periodontal treatment plans based on the dentist's diagnosis.
- Bring to the immediate attention of the dentist any suspected lesion in the mouth or on the teeth.
- Thoroughly remove soft and hard deposits and extrinsic stain from teeth, using hand instruments, ultrasonic cavitron inserts, and prophy handpieces.
- Instruct patients on good oral hygiene practices, recommend appropriate products or devices for patients' home care, and provide other health care education, as necessary.
- Perform prophylaxis in the absence of periodontal disease or gingivitis.
- Perform full mouth debridement, either as a first stage gingivitis therapy or to remove interfering calculus to further enable a more accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
- Perform scaling and root planning as a periodontal therapy.
- Place locally administered antibiotics as supportive periodontal therapy.
- Implement irrigation and desensitizing procedures or products as adjunctive to periodontal therapy.
- Position and expose dental and carpal radiographic film and sensors.
- Perform in-office whitening procedures, including first application of gel, curing the gel, and subsequent applications.
- Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides and pit and fissure sealants.
- Make recommendations as to patients' re-care interval and follow-up needs.
- All other duties and responsibilities as assigned and allowed under applicable Florida state laws and regulations.
Background Screening Requirement (Florida):
If this is a FL position, the State of Florida requires completion of a Level 2 background screening through the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). If you do not currently have an active Level 2 screening, our Onboarding Specialist will coordinate and schedule the screening for you.
For additional information, please visit the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse:
https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
In accordance with HB 531.