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Position Summary: The Dental Hygienist is the chief preventive care provider of the Practice. This team member motivates, educates, and provides excellent treatment. The Dental Hygienist will remove hard and soft deposits from teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. He or she will educate patients on oral hygiene, provide preventative dental care, take and develop X-rays, or apply fluoride or sealants. By discovering and documenting areas of concern, he or she facilitates the dentist’s diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
The Dental Hygienist will always strive to establish an excellent rapport with the patients, ensuring they are happy with our services and want to refer family and friends.
Essential Functions:
● Must maintain a current dental hygiene license (including x-ray certification).
● Must complete required continuing education to maintain hygiene license.
● Must be a team player with a positive attitude.
● Must always represent the practice in a professional, pleasant, and cooperative manner.
● Must maintain regular, consistent, and punctual attendance in accordance with assigned schedule and time off policies.
● Must be able to work both independently and cooperatively in team settings.
● Must be able to comfortably and efficiently handle multiple deadlines and task assignments.
● Must be able to work both independently and cooperatively in team settings displaying exceptional skill in time management to set and maintain their own and subordinate procedure/task schedule.
● Must be comfortable seeing and able to maintain a professional demeanor and attitude while working around blood and smells that may be unpleasant.
● Maintain CPR certification.
● Maintain Hep B vaccinations.
● Always maintain the highest level of confidentiality to HIPAA standards.
● Welcome and seat patients cheerfully, on time or as soon as possible if the clinic is running late.
● Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures.
● Review and update the patient’s health history; chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance.
● Treatment notes must be completed in a timely manner throughout the day.
● All patient treatment notes must be completed prior to leaving work for the day.
● Clean calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath the margins of gums,
using dental instruments, including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal disease.
● Apply fluorides and other caries-preventing agents to address dental decay.
● Assess and evaluate patient through exam, patient records, and patient’s medical history to assist in diagnosis of dental hygiene problems, disease, and efficacy of administered treatment plans. Complete scheduled treatments.
● Recognize early signs of periodontal disease; chart restorations and note areas of concern.
● Develop and present treatment plans.
● Obtain dental diagnostic radiographs.
● 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 patients on proper oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures.
● Work chair side with Dentist as needed, assist doctor in hygiene examination.
● Schedule appropriate care appointments for patients and double check for family members needing appointments.
● Assist in sterilization duties.
● Maintain hygiene handpieces and instruments in good repair and sufficient supply.
● Adhere to strict safety guidelines and procedures to OSHA and office standards.
● Certified Dental Public Hygiene (CPHDH) certification is an expectation of the practice at time of hire or the individual must obtain the CPHDH within the earliest timeline as defined by course schedules.
● Other duties and tasks, as assigned periodically.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
● This position requires standing 50% and sitting 50% of the time.
● Moderate noise levels from dental and other laboratory equipment.
● The position is located in a medical office and laboratory setting.
● Minimum lifting requirements of 35 pounds to transfer equipment and pack and unpack supplies.
● Frequent bending, twisting, and position changes to examine and service patients.
● Exceptional hand-eye coordination, control, and finger dexterity to use dental implements for exams, mixing and/or placing materials on dental tools, products, and in mouths, and grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
● Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
● Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
● Frequent client and interoffice personnel interaction, as this position is chair-side to the dentist and heavily dependent on excellent customer interaction.
● Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) as required for mixing and placing materials on tools and in mouths.
● Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
● Must demonstrate excellent communication skills - Talking to others to convey information
effectively.
Success Factors:
● Participate in morning meetings and provide information regarding new patients for the day.
● Participate in marketing efforts and patient contact.
● Use downtime constructively – Complete tasks issued by Management efficiently and without protest.
● Presents in a clean, well-groomed professional manner.
● Adheres to office policies.
● Performs light housekeeping around the office. The office includes: Lounge, Lab, Chartroom, Front Desk, Waiting Area, and Bathroom(s).
● Occasionally, there may be some travel, by car or plane, required for you to participate in continuing education or seminars.
● Must be detail-oriented to work efficiently in small spaces and maintain patient comfort.
● Must be flexible and understand that your job duties may change from time to time and that you may be asked to “help out” in other areas of the office.
● Help maintain a clean, professional, and tidy office
● Must excel in forward thinking to anticipate the needs of the patient.
● Must demonstrate active listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
● Must demonstrate good reading comprehension
● Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
● Ability to calm and reassure patients facing uncomfortable or painful procedures.
● Ability to quickly write detailed information in a readable, legible, condensed form.
Experience and Education:
Associate’s degree from ADA-accredited dental hygienist school; Current State License; CPR Certification; Preferred one year of dental experience.
- Preferred Certification in anesthesia.
- Preferred Certification in nitrous.
- CPHDH Certification.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $56.00 - $75.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:
- Henniker, NH 03242 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Henniker, NH 03242: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
