Specialty: Registered Dental Hygienist
Location: Wentzville, MO
Status: Full-Time
Pay Rate: $42 to $50+/hr
Sign-on Bonus: $10,000
We are seeking a highly skilled Dental Hygienist to join our team-oriented practice. Our practice is dedicated to building long-lasting relationships with our patients. As an RDH, you will promote dental health by performing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screenings and radiographic studies, and charting conditions of decay and disease. You will also be responsible for performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.
Job Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
Responsibilities:
- Complete dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and beneath gum margins.
- Detect disease by completing oral cancer screenings, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease, and assessing levels of recession; expose and develop radiographic studies.
- Arrest dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
- Help manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers.
- Educate patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions, postoperative instructions, and reminders of the time for their next dental hygiene visit.
- Document dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories, and charting in patient records.
- Ensure operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Maintain dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
If you are a skilled RDH looking for a supportive work environment that promotes growth and excellence in patient care, we would love to hear from you!