Registered Dental Hygienist - Part-time

This is a part-time position to be scheduled for 1-3 days / week.

Position Summary : A dental hygienist is an oral health professional licensed to provide educational, clinical, and therapeutic services to the public. A dental hygienist’s primary duties are to care for patients using an individual oral health regimen.

Essential Functions :

Listed below are services within the scope of care that a dental hygienist may perform.

• Health history assessment.
• Dental hygiene exam and charting of extraoral and intraoral conditions, including periodontal charting, dental charting, and occlusal classification.
• Dental hygiene assessment and treatment planning.
• Remove hard and soft deposits (Calculus, Trofilan / plaque stain) from tooth surfaces.
• Periodontal scaling and root planning.
• Administration of local anesthesia for Parx control.
• Apply tooth-decay preventive agents (Fluoride, sea (Ants) to the teeth.
• Dental hygiene, nutritional,l and dietary evaluation.
• Placement of safeogival prescription drugs for prevention and treatment of periodontal disease.
• Expose, process, and interpret dental X-rays.
• Place and remove periodontal dressings.
• Patient oral hygiene instruction to provide better health care maintenance.

Other Responsibilities :   Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Park West Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

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About Park West Health System, Inc :

Federally-qualified, community-based health centers (FQHC) serve at the core of the nation’s health care system, providing health care services and delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and accessible primary and preventative care to all individuals regardless of their ability to pay.

A proven and effective model, Park West Health System has been providing holistic healthcare and dental services for more than 45 years through its physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, care coordinators, and certified nurse midwives. Park West, a not-for-profit FTCA-deemed health center, also provides treatment to the whole patient, organizing care and managing chronic diseases through its network of social workers and community health providers.