Registered Dental Hygienist - Great Pay + Benefits !
Company: Dental Career Services
Location: Mount Sterling
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
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POSITION TYPE: Dentistry
SPECIALTY UNIT: Registered Dental Hygienist
LOCATION: Mount Sterling, KY
JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent
Pay Rate: $40-52/hr
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; 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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