Job Description
Job Description
Our established and growing family dental practice is interviewing for
registered dental hygienists to be a part of our team. We are a family focused practice offering
gentle and tailored care to our patients with the top and newest technology. As a dental hygienist you will
promote dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer
screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease;
performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.
Duties include:
-Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating,
and draping patient.
-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.
-Complete dental prophylaxis and scaling and root planing procedures
-Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually
examining gums; using probes to locate -periodontal disease and to assess
levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies.
-Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and
postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene
visit.
-Documents dental hygiene services and record and maintain records
-Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures,
rules, and regulations.
-Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory
level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for
supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
-Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills/Qualifications:
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
We would love to have you be a part of our family. If you are interested,
please forward your resume to office@countrylakesdental.com or call at 940-455-7645. You can visit us at
www.countrylakesdental.com.