Dental Hygienist

Fair Haven Community Health Care•New Haven, CT

19d

About The Position

We are seeking a Dental Hygienist to join our dynamic dental team! $5000.00 Sign on Bonus! Job Purpose Provides preventative dental care to children and adults and assists in planning dental treatment. Duties and responsibilities To provide education to patients and their families regarding proper oral hygiene. To provide direct preventative dental oral health care to both children and adults. To arrest dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents, with oversight from supervising dentist. To maintain instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening and sterilizing instruments as required. To adhere to all prescribed policies and procedures of the organization pertaining to, but not limited to: OHSA and HIPPA compliance. To work with dental leadership on operational tasks, as well as quality improvement initiatives. To complete other tasks and duties as assigned by supervisor/management. To maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies, as desired or by supervisor. To complete all required organizational trainings in a timely fashion.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Dental Hygiene program
High school diploma or equivalent
Maintains current Connecticut registered dental hygiene license
Current CPR certification
Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, management, and team building skills, both written and oral

Nice To Haves

Dental hygiene local anesthesia certificate preferred
One year experience as a dental hygienist preferred
Familiarity with dental billing and coding procedures
Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Responsibilities

To provide education to patients and their families regarding proper oral hygiene.
To provide direct preventative dental oral health care to both children and adults.
To arrest dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents, with oversight from supervising dentist.
To maintain instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening and sterilizing instruments as required.
To adhere to all prescribed policies and procedures of the organization pertaining to, but not limited to: OHSA and HIPPA compliance.
To work with dental leadership on operational tasks, as well as quality improvement initiatives.
To complete other tasks and duties as assigned by supervisor/management.
To maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies, as desired or by supervisor.
To complete all required organizational trainings in a timely fashion.