Registered Dental Hygienist- Welcome bonus!Scottsville Family DentistryScottsville, VA 24590*We are looking to welcome a hygienist with an active license to practice around the Scottsville area of Virginia.*
*We offer an easy going, supportive, and family, but fast-paced and competitive work environment, and a lucrative opportunity for career advancement!*
*Compensation: $50-$70/hour, merit/performance based bonus/raise system, Welcome package for the right individual*
*Benefits include: very competitive pay, health/prescription drug insurance, paid time off based on tenure, paid holidays, 401 (k) matching, free dental services to you and your dependents.*
*Job Type(s): Full-time, Part-time, Contract*
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*Dental Hygienist Job Responsibilities:*
* 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.
* Prepares treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.
* Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient.
* Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
* Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
* Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient’s oral health.
* 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 and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
* Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents.
* Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations, cleaning, and polishing removable appliances.
* Places, carves, and finishes amalgam restorations.
* Removes cement from crowns and bridges.
* 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 and providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.
* Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories and charting in patient records.
* Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
* Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
* Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
* Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and 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, and verifying receipt of supplies.
* Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
Dental Hygienist Qualifications / Skills:
* Use of dental technology
* Dental health maintenance
* Infection control
* Health promotion and maintenance
* Bedside manner
* Creating a safe, effective environment
* Listening
* Teamwork
* Administering medication
* Thoroughness
* Self-development
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $50.00 - $70.00 per hour
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Dental insurance
* Employee discount
* Flexible schedule
* Health insurance
* Paid time off
* Retirement plan
Medical Specialty:
* Primary Care
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Day shift
* No weekends
Work Location: In person