Dental Hygienist- Mobile Dental Unit
About The Position
As a Dental Hygienist for the Swope Health Mobile Dental Unit, you will provide oral health care to people in the community, assist with oral health education, and perform clinical operations focused on preventing oral disease. The role supports patients in attaining and maintaining optimum oral health. You must complete the Patient Safety Training curriculum. Swope Health serves patients across the Kansas City region and delivers coordinated, comprehensive care focused on the needs of the whole person and improving community health. Associates are expected to support the Swope Health Promise, “We Make Care Visible,” by valuing every person, impacting communities, serving with professionalism, inspiring innovation, recognizing healthcare as a basic human right, leading with accountability and praise, and empowering excellence.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school or program in dental hygiene.
- Hold a state license to practice dental hygiene in Missouri and Kansas.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience in a private practice or clinical setting is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine dental procedures, including scaling teeth (including subgingival regions), root planing with hand and ultrasonic instruments, and polishing exposed tooth surfaces with motor-driven and hand instruments as part of oral prophylaxis.
- Instruct patients and others in preventive dental health practices.
- Provide nutrition counseling and diet analysis for patients.
- Evaluate and make effective dental health educational materials available to interested groups, patients, and other staff.
- Complete the Patient Safety Training curriculum.
Benefits
- Medical benefits, including a Health Savings Account option
- Dental and vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Eight annual company-paid holidays
- One annual paid personal day
- Up to $1,500 for continuing education expenses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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