Dental Hygienist FT Days

Trinity Health•Hartford, CT

13d•$33 - $53

About The Position

Provides dental hygiene services—including prophylaxis, scaling, root planing, and oral hygiene instruction—to children, adolescents, adults, geriatric patients, and medically compromised patients. Documents treatment and examination results in patient records. The position may require working at either campus. The role includes partial access to medications because the incumbent may be required to transport or stock medications in approved storage locations. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position, Monday through Friday on the day shift. The stated pay range is $33.10–$52.95 per hour, based on experience, skills, education, and location. The position is with Saint Francis Hospital, a 617-bed, 65-bassinet teaching hospital and the largest Catholic hospital in New England.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or certificate in dental hygiene.
Current licensure in Connecticut.

Responsibilities

Provide dental hygiene services to children, adolescents, adults, geriatric patients, and medically compromised patients.
Prepare and clean operatory implements and the recall system.
Perform hygiene services as observed by a supervisor.
Perform prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing.
Participate in the soft tissue management program.
Apply topical fluoride and sealants to teeth.
Demonstrate and evaluate oral hygiene techniques and explain the progress of periodontal disease.
Advise the doctor when local anesthetic is indicated based on patient response to treatment or documentation in the patient record.
Take radiographs of children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
Record medical history and collect patient data.
Document treatment and examination results in patient records.
Transport or stock medications to approved medication storage locations, as required.