Dental Hygienist

Four Rivers Community Health Center•St. Robert, MO

55d•$42 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

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. This position has no supervising duties and reports to the Staff Dentist or Dental Director.

Requirements

Associate Degree from an Accredited Dental Hygiene School
Possession of a Missouri Dental Hygienists License
Maintaining cpr certification

Responsibilities

Performing procedures like removing deposits, plaque, and stains from teeth and examining gums for signs of disease.
Performing scaling and root planning, along with administration of topical and local anesthetic in accordance with licensure and job responsibilities.
Applying fluoride or sealant solutions to freshly cleaned teeth.
Taking x-rays for the dentist.
Teaching patients about proper dental health and oral hygiene.
Showing patients how to both brush and floss their teeth properly after completing procedures.
Preparing treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.
Preparing patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient.
Providing information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
Maintaining instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
Selecting materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient's oral health.
Completing dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
Detecting disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies.
Arresting dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
Helping dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining cpr certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers.
Educating patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.
Documenting dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records.
Maintaining patient confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
Maintaining safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Protecting patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
Ensuring operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintaining dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
Conserving dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.