POSITION TYPE: Dentistry
SPECIALTY UNIT: Registered Dental Hygienist – RDH
LOCATION: Venice, FL
JOB TYPE: Full-Time
Pay Rate: 43-46/ hour
Our client is seeking a talented and upbeat dental hygienist to join their wonderful team! This is a small and intimate practice with 5 ops and 1 AMAZING dentist. The team in this office all share the belief that patient care comes first and that you never work a day in your life if you love what you do!
The practice knows that to provide great care you need the tools and time to do so and offers 1 hour per hygiene visit with no accelerate hygiene.
This is Full-Time – no nights or weekends from 8am-5pm Monday-Thursday.
Benefits:
- Competitive pay
- Monthly bonus opportunities
- Receive mentoring, training and development regarding ethical and optimal patient care
- Full benefits!
Responsibilities:
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- 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.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents.
- Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers.
- 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 by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records.
- Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Requirements:
- License/Certification: Registered Dental Hygienist Required
- CPR Certification