Dental Hygienist

Position Summary : Exceptional Dental is looking for a part time hygienist to join our team! The ideal candidate will be a positive team player who loves connecting with patients.

The anticipated schedule for this position is Fridays only.

Essential Functions :

• Welcome and seat patient cheerfully.
• Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures.
• Review and update patient's health history, chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance.
• Clean calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments, including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal disease
• Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
• Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease; communicate findings to patient and doctor.
• Selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth, as needed.
• Educate and motivate patient on proper oral hygiene and corrective / preventative measures.
• Schedule appropriate re-care appointments.
• Assist hygiene assistant in sterilization duties.
• Other duties and tasks, as assigned periodically.

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