Dental Hygienist

Part- or Full-time opening with flexible hours available now! New grads welcome to apply!

Aesthetic Family Dentistry is a 5-star small and growing family dental practice where we value a supportive working environment, excellent clinical care, patient-centered needs, and patient education and transparency. We are a second generation family-owned practice serving the area for over 40 years! Flexibility to work from 2-4 days a week, Monday-Thursday.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for providing excellent hygiene treatment to patients
SPECIFIC DUTIES
Patient Management
Work with administrative assistant to schedule hygiene patients
Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary
Accurately chart each patient’s periodontal health
Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis for patients
Perform scaling, root planing for patients as appropriate
Administer local anesthetics
Place medicaments subgingivally for periodontal disease treatment
Take radiographs of patients as prescribed by dentist
Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides and sealants
Communicate with patients in an understandable and professional way
Check on patient comfort during treatment and help alleviate patient anxiety
Accurately and appropriately record provided treatment
Teach proper oral hygiene techniques to patients
Counsel patients on oral health, including the role of nutrition
Reinforce treatment recommendations to patients
Calibrate periodontal evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment with the supervising dentist
Calibrate treatment modalities with supervising dentist
Perform other tasks assigned by the dentist
Treatment Room Management and Sterilization
Clean treatment room at the end of the day and turn off equipment
Maintain a supply inventory for hygiene treatment
Review, select and submit orders for patient education materials to manager
Submit supply orders to business manager once a month or as necessary
Properly discard all disposable items from each visit
Assemble soiled instruments and place in sterilization area
Clean treatment room surfaces with disinfectant solution
Pre-soak soiled instruments in a disinfectant
Sort and package instruments by tray for proper sterilization
Load, activate and vent the sterilization unit according to manufacturer’s directions
Store instruments and trays in appropriate places
Records Management
Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with office policies and procedures and applicable legal requirements, such as HIPAA regulations
Accurately record medical and dental histories
Accurately file patient information
Assist in the administration of the recall system
Office Participation
Be an active participant in team meetings
Promote team concept by interacting with others in the office
PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
Education/Experience
Must be licensed to practice in state and meet other applicable state requirements
Must have completed at least 2 years of post-secondary education from an accredited dental hygiene program
Experience providing prophylaxis and taking X-rays
Interpersonal
Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists and coworkers
Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Work Location: In person