Dental Hygienist

Company: Dental Career Services
Location: Fairfield
Posted on: May 13, 2022

Job Description:

General Dentistry opening in Fairfield, Ohio. This and other dental hygienist jobs brought to you by DentistJobCafe.com

POSITION TYPE: Dentistry
SPECIALTY UNIT: Registered Dental Hygienist
LOCATION: Fairfield, OH
JOB TYPE: Full Time Permanent

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Dental Hygienist to join our successful practice in Fairfield, OH. The Hygienist Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Responsibilities:

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• 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:
  
  
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  • Medical
    
  • In-House Dental
    
  • Vision
    
  • Life
    
  • 401K
    
  • Paid Holidays
    
  • Paid time off
    
  • Mentorship and Growth Opportunities
    
    
    
    Requirements:
    
    
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    • License/Certification: Registered Dental Hygienist Required
      
    • Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance
      
      

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