DENTAL HYGIENIST

Summary:

The employee performs a full range of dental hygienist assignments in a full-functioning capacity. Work is performed under the supervision of a licensed dentist and considerable independent judgment is required to provide appropriate dental services.

Description:

• Performs oral prophylaxis on patients, scaling, root planning and polishing the teeth to remove stains, plaque, and calculus from tooth surfaces using hand scalers, ultrasonic cleaning instruments and motor-or-air-driven dental polishers.
• Examines the mouth to determine if there are dental problems such as conditions of periodontal disease or tooth decay, charts findings, and reports same to dentist.
• Instructs patients in proper methods of tooth brushing and flossing techniques, care and cleaning of dentures, maintenance of oral health, and/or proper usage of non-prescription medication.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date patient records in Dentrix.
• Creates and maintains dental treatment charts and records in Dentrix.
• Exposes and processes dental radiographs using bite wings, periapical films, and related equipment: reads dental radiographs and alerts dentist to observations.
• Conducts health screening by performing an oral examination, taking panoramic x-rays, examining and charting existing dental conditions.

Qualifications:

• Possession of an Associate’s degree in dental hygiene.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience as a Dental Hygienist preferred.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, leadership, supervisory, clinical, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated interest in employment in a community health center.
• Bi-lingual Spanish preferred
• Demonstrated experience with dental electronic medical record preferred.
• NYS License

• Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action:

  The Institute for Family Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This job summary is intended to be brief and may not list all the duties and functions required, however, it does highlight the essential requirements. Nothing outlined in this job summary is to be construed as an express or implied contract of employment.

  
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