Dental Hygienist
BAM Dental Group•Baton Rouge, LA
•Onsite
About The Position
Affordable Smiles is looking for a friendly dental hygienist who wants to impact patient's lives to add to our team! We love what we do and love seeing the positive effect dentistry can have on people's lives.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree from ADA accredited dental hygienist school
- Current State Licensure
- CPR Certification
Nice To Haves
- One year dental experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures.
- Review and update patient’s health history, chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance.
- Clean calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments, including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal disease
- Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
- 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 patient on proper oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures.
- Schedule appropriate re-care appointments.
- Assist hygiene assistant in sterilization duties.
- Other duties and tasks, as assigned periodically.
Benefits
- Monthly Bonus Potential!
- Group health insurance
- Paid time off
- 401k Plan with matching
- Free life insurance
- Options for vision, cancer, disability, and accident insurance plans
- In office training including yearly BLS and OSHA
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
