Dental Hygienist
Park West Health System•Baltimore, MD
•$42 - $44
About The Position
A dental hygienist is an oral health professional licensed to provide educational, clinical and therapeutic services to the public. A dental hygienist’s primary duties are to care for patients using an individual oral health regiment. This position has the ability to work 3-5 days/week
Requirements
- Valid and active hygiene license to practice in the State of Maryland (Required)
Responsibilities
- Health history assessment
- Dental hygiene exam and charting of extra oral and extra oral conditions. Which include periodontal charting, dental charting and classifying occlusion
- Dental hygiene assessment and treatment planning
- Remove hard and soft deposits (Calculus, Trofilan/plagleg stain) from tooth surfaces.
- Periodontal scaling and root planning
- Administration of local anesthesia for Parx control
- Apply tooth-decay preventive agents (Fluoride, sea (Ants) to the teeth.
- Dental hygiene nutritional and dietary evaluation
- Placement of satfeogival prescription drugs for prevention and treatment of periodontal disease
- Expose, process and interpret dental x-rays
- Place and remove periodontal dressings
- Patient oral hygiene instruction to provide better health care maintenance.
- Perform other work related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
