Registered Dental Hygienist

_Registered Dental Hygienist _ Job duties and responsibilities - are to:

1. Prepare treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures protocols

2. Prepare patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating draping patient

3. Provide information to patients & employees by answering questions requests

4. Maintain instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing selecting instruments

5. Select materials equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patients’ oral health

6. Complete dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits as well as stains from teeth from beneath gum margins

7. Detect disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling as well as visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease plus to assess levels of recession; exposing developing radiographic studies

8. Maintain patient appearance as well as ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations; cleaning plus polishing removable appliances; placing, carving and finishing amalgam restorations; removing cement from crowns bridges

9. Help dentist manage dental as well as medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs plus oxygen supply directory of emergency numbers

10. Educate patients by giving oral hygiene as well as plaque control instructions, postoperative instructions, providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit

11. Document dental hygiene services by recording vital signs, medical dental histories; charting in patient records

12. Maintain patient confidence protects operations by keeping information confidential

13. Maintain safe as well as clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules regulations

14. Protect patients as well as employees by adhering to infection-control policies protocols

15. Ensure operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturers’ instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment techniques

16. Maintain dental supplies inventory by checking stock to define inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies

17. Conserve dental resources by using equipment supplies as needed to accomplish job results

18. Employee, _________________________, will be paid on productivity basis, _____ %, as agreed upon.

Pay: $55.47 - $58.22 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

License/Certification:

• laser certification (Required)
• RDH License (Required)
• health clearance (Required)
• work experience (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Background check • Cleaning and sanitation procedure implementation • Patient comfort • Fabrication • CPR Certification • Temporary • Medical chart preparation • Maintenance inventory management • Preventative hardware maintenance • Dental diagnosis • Dental office • Patient question and concern management • Vital signs • HIPAA compliance management • Part-time • Dental care patient counseling • Preparing dental treatment areas • Pre-examination patient preparation • Medical equipment operation • Safety regulations • BLS Certification • Oral cancer screening • Restoration • Patient safety measures implementation • Greeting dental patients • Routine inspections • Imaging studies • Mid-level • Healthcare practice inventory management • Healthcare infection prevention and control expertise • Dental fillings • Preparing medical treatment area • Dental insurance • 401(k) • Chairside coronal polishing • Patient history taking • Dental x-ray • Diagnostic instrument sterilization and handling • US work authorization • Contract • Dental equipment • Order placement • Equipment malfunction response • Medical equipment cleaning • In-person • Employee discount • Patient charting • Clean workspace maintenance • Clinical confidentiality policies • Patient treatment • Medical post-procedure instructions • Patient education • Managing patient records • Registered Dental Hygienist • Patient emergency assistance • Polishing • Flexible schedule • Health education and counseling • Dental prosthesis finishing • First aid and CPR