Registered Dental Hygienist

Registered Dental Hygienist

POSITION TYPE:Dentistry

JOB TYPE:Full-Time (4 days a week)

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Dental Hygienist who would like to work with an innovative Private Practice offering top compensation and benefits. This wonderful family clinic is looking for a detail-oriented hygienist who loves what they do and is eager to grow in their career.

The office is open Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm, but full-time hygienists work 4 days a week.

Position Highlights:

• PTO
• 401k profit sharing/ match
• 8 operatories
• Office uses all the latest technology
• Team Members:
• 1 Associate Dentist
• 1 Hygienist
• 1 Hygiene Assistant
• 4 Dental Assistants
• 3 Front Office

Responsibilities:

• Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing and seating each patient
• Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth to completion
• 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 in OK is required
• New Grads Welcome
• Knowledge of basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook (e-mail and contact management preferred)