Registered Dental Hygienist
•2 days ago
Estimated Pay | $37 per hour |
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Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
Location | O Fallon, Illinois |
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Job Description
Job Description
- Position Title: Dental Hygienist
- Location:O'Fallon, IL
- Status:Full-Time
- Schedule
- Monday 8am - 6pm
- Tuesday/Wednesday 8am - 5pm
- Thursday 7:30am - 4:30am
Appointment Lengths: Because the practice wants to ensure the best clinical care for each patient, they provide a generous amount of time per procedure and do not support assisted hygiene:
- Adult recall: 60 minutes
- Child recall: 30 minutes
- New Patient: 60 minutes
- Scaling and Root Planning: 60-90 minutes
Technology:
- Cavitrons/Piezo
- Intra-Oral cameras
- Extra-Oral cameras
- Panorex
- New Instruments
Benefits:
- Excellent pay with bonus system
- PTO starting at 2 weeks
- Medical Coverage/Vision/Dental
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Life Insurance & Disability Insurance
- 401k + match
- College Saving Account
- Continuing Education
Responsibilities:
- Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents
- Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers
- Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions, providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit
- Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records
- Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques
- Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
Requirements:
- License/Certification: Registered Dental Hygienist Required
- Recommending dental hygiene products
- Knowledge of basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook (e-mail and contact management preferred)
- Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance
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