Float Registered Dental Hygienist - Lamont Dental
About The Position
Clinica Sierra Vista is seeking a Float Dental Hygienist to join their team. This role acts as an auxiliary to the Dentist, serving as a licensed professional oral health educator and clinical operator. The Dental Hygienist uses scientific methods for the control and prevention of oral diseases to aid patients in attaining and maintaining optimum oral health. The practice includes dental hygiene assessment, development, planning, and implementation of a dental hygiene care plan, as well as oral health education, counseling, and health screening. The objective is to ensure the best possible sequence of procedures for oral health restoration and to contribute to a long-range preventive program throughout the patient's lifetime, integrating hygiene procedures into the total plan for continuity of care.
Requirements
- Current California Dental Hygiene License.
- Dental x-ray certificate.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual in English and Spanish (recommendation).
- Desire to participate in a community oriented preventive dentistry programs.
Responsibilities
- Administer local anesthesia (Under Direct Supervision of dentist present in facility – hygienist must have evidence of satisfactory completion of a board-approved course to administer).
- Administer nitrous analgesia (Under Direct Supervision of dentist present in facility – hygienist must have evidence of satisfactory completion of a board-approved course to administer).
- Assess patients' teeth, bone, and periodontal tissues indicating the presence of any abnormalities or suspected diseases or conditions.
- Co-diagnose with the dentist to develop appropriate periodontal treatment plans.
- Bring to the immediate attention of the dentist any suspected lesion in the mouth or on the teeth.
- Thoroughly remove soft and hard deposits and extrinsic stain from teeth, using hand instruments, ultrasonic cavitron inserts and prophy handpieces.
- Instruct patients how to practice good oral hygiene; make recommendations as to appropriate products or devices for patients' home care; and provide other health care education, as necessary.
- Perform prophylaxis in the absence of periodontal disease or gingivitis.
- Perform full mouth debridement, either as a first stage gingivitis therapy or to remove interfering calculus to further enable a more accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
- Perform root planning as a periodontal therapy.
- Placement and removal of periodontal packs.
- Place locally administered antibiotics as supportive periodontal therapy.
- Implement irrigation and desensitizing procedures or products as adjunctive to periodontal therapy.
- Ability to take digital dental x-rays (intraoral and extraoral).
- Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides.
- Bonding for pit and fissure sealants.
- Removal of temporary and permanent cement.
- Make recommendations as to patients' recare interval and follow-up needs.
- All other duties and responsibilities as assigned and allowed under applicable state laws and regulations.
Benefits
- Competitive pay which matches your abilities and experience
- Health coverage for you and your family
- Generous number of vacation days per year
- A robust wellness plan and health club discounts
- Continuing education assistance to grow and further your talents
- 403(B) plan with company matching
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
