Dental Hygienist

Dental Hygienist at DentalWorks summary :

The Dental Hygienist at DentalWorks-Beachwood is responsible for providing high-quality dental care and educating patients on oral hygiene practices. This role involves performing preventative treatments, charting patient health, and promoting the importance of nutrition on oral health. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and have a background in a fast-paced dental environment, contributing to the growth of the Hygiene program.

Overview :

Offering up to $10k Sign-On Bonus

DentalWorks-Beachwood is currently looking for bright, motivated, Dental Hygienists, like you, to help build our Hygiene program, grow “patients for life”, and become a leading periodontal, health-focused practice. In addition to technical duties, the Dental Hygienist will play an important role in teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene techniques and offer counseling regarding good nutrition and its impact on oral health.

We have fantastic full-time and part-time opportunities for talented Hygienists. If you have these qualities, you'll find our company a great place to further your career.

We offer a comprehensive benefits program, exceptional growth and career advancement opportunities, excellent compensation, plus a lucrative Incentive Plan where you can earn over a competitive Salary.

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Responsibilities : Essential Functions

• Review daily schedule with staff for hygiene patients
• Work with front office staff to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency
• Accurately chart each patient’s periodontal health
• Clearly communicate with patients in a professional manner
• Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis for patients
• Perform scaling, root planing and selective polishing for patients as appropriate
• Polish restorations
• Administer local anesthetics, if allowed by dental practice act
• Place medicaments subgingivally for periodontal disease treatment
• Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides and sealants
• Evaluate patient comfort level during treatment and help relieve patient anxiety
• Accurately and appropriately record provided treatment
• Educate patients on proper oral hygiene techniques
• Counsel patients on oral health, including the role of nutrition
• Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary
• Perform other tasks assigned by the dentist
• Handle patient records securely and in compliance with HIPAA regulations along and office policies and standard operating procedures
• Accurately record patient medical and dental histories
• Assist in the administration of the recall system
• Actively participate in team meetings

Qualifications : Education

Skills and Abilities

Keywords :

Dental Hygienist, oral hygiene, periodontal health, nutrition counseling, preventative dental care, prophylaxis, patient education, HIPAA compliance, local anesthetics, team collaboration