Registered Dental Hygienist
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Verified Pay | $45 - $55 per hour |
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Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
Location | Richmond, Indiana |
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Job Description
POSITION TYPE:Dentistry
SPECIALTY UNIT: Registered Dental Hygienist
LOCATION:Richmond, IN
JOB TYPE:Full-Time Permanent
HOURS: Monday through Friday (7AM to 5PM)
HOURLY COMPENSATION: $45 to $55
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Dental Hygienist who would like to work with an innovative company offering top compensation and benefits!The Hygienist promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
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
Job Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Insurance includes: Dental / Disability / Health / Life / Vision
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account / Health savings account
- Paid time off / Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Bonus Pay
Requirements:
- License/Certification: Registered Dental Hygienist Required
- New Grads Welcome
- 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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