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Registered Dental Hygienist
The Hygienist uses preventive, educational, and therapeutic methods for controlling oral diseases to help patients maintain optimal oral health. The Hygienist is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Keep hygiene rooms clean and orderly
- Work with Patient Care Coordinator to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency
- Review patient charts for the day
- Review patient medical and dental history with each patient for accuracy
- Relay pertinent information to dentist upon patient exam
- Maintain a supply of inventory for hygiene treatment
- Document a comprehensive periodontal exam on each patient
- Explain scheduled treatment to patient
- Provide prophylaxis to patients
- Perform scaling, root planning, selective polishing, and topical fluoride applications for designated patients as necessary
- Expose, process, and mount dental x-rays
- Call on post-operative patients
- Provide post-treatment instructions and materials to patients
- Educate patients on dental health, plaque control, oral hygiene and nutrition
- Sort and package instruments by tray for proper sterilization
- Soft Tissue Management
- Monitor hygiene instruments and sharpen when needed
- Use downtime to aid dental team members (packaging instruments, lab duties, filing)
- Record patient treatment notes legibly
- Utilize the intra-oral camera to educate the patient
- Make patient recall calls to fill hygiene schedule as necessary
The ideal candidate for this position will have a minimum of 1 year of previous dental hygiene experience. The ideal candidate will be energetic, professional and be willing to go the extra mile to assure patient satisfaction. Excellent communication skills are required.
If you are interested in our Dental Hygiene position please contact Wanda Marinic at marinic@manushealth.com, by phone at 312-274-3333 or by fax at 312-640-0164.
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