Dental Hygienist (RDH) - Part Time

ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers•Nashville, TN

4d•$40 - $50

About The Position

Part-time Dental Hygienist ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers are a national network of dental implant centers founded in 2005 to provide innovative dental implant care to patients across the United States. Driven by a collective desire to improve the lives of prospective patients, ClearChoice helps people reclaim their health, smile and confidence. Beyond restoring teeth, this is about people getting their lives back. ClearChoice Management Services, LLC (CCMS) provides administrative practice management services to the ClearChoice network. We are searching for individuals who can help us continue pursuing our goal of reaching prospective patients and helping to transform their lives. When you join ClearChoice, you are joining a team of individuals with passion, conviction, and integrity whose mission is to be the Platform of Hope for those in need of our services. Come help us write the next chapter of our story! Are you a highly skilled Dental Hygienist who would like to work with an innovative implant company offering top compensation and benefits? Job Purpose: Promotes 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.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience as a hygienist
Excellent communication skills
Professional appearance
Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance
Creating a Safe, Effective Environment
Listening, Teamwork, Thoroughness, Self-Development

Nice To Haves

Dental implant experience strongly desired particularly with fixed full arch prostheses
Commitment to providing world class patient experience

Responsibilities

Work in partnership with the doctor to capture prosthodontic exam information to be used for implant treatment planning
Work in partnership with our Sales Consultants to ensure that world class patient care is delivered and revenue targets are achieved
Prepares treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols
Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient
Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests
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
Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth, from beneath gum margins, around abutments and restorations of implant crowns/bridges and around abutments and beneath full arch fixed implant restorations
Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gingiva and oral/peri implant mucosa using probes to locate periodontal and peri implant disease; and, to assess levels of recession; taking digital radiographs
Cleaning and polishing removable appliances
Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit
Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential
Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.