Hygienist Full Time

COAST DENTAL•Sarasota, FL

About The Position

Registered Dental Hygienists provide licensed dental hygiene services and implement appropriate standards of care. They assist dentists with hygiene, periodontal, and dental care and treatment; assess patients’ oral health; develop treatment plans based on a dentist’s diagnosis; and provide oral and overall health education and instruction.

Requirements

Must be licensed and in good standing with the state.
Associate or bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
Willingness to partner with the dentist and work well as a member of the dental team.
Visual acuity and manual dexterity to use dental instruments inside patients’ mouths with little room for error.
For a Florida position, completion of a Level 2 background screening through the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is required. If the candidate does not have an active screening, an Onboarding Specialist will coordinate and schedule it.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ teeth, bone, and periodontal tissues for abnormalities or suspected diseases or conditions.
Create periodontal treatment plans based on the dentist’s diagnosis.
Immediately bring suspected lesions in the mouth or on the teeth to the dentist’s attention.
Remove soft and hard deposits and extrinsic stains using hand instruments, ultrasonic cavitron inserts, and prophy handpieces.
Instruct patients in good oral hygiene practices, recommend appropriate home-care products or devices, and provide other health care education as needed.
Perform prophylaxis when periodontal disease or gingivitis is absent.
Perform full-mouth debridement as initial gingivitis therapy or to remove calculus that interferes with accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.
Perform scaling and root planing as periodontal therapy.
Place locally administered antibiotics as supportive periodontal therapy.
Implement irrigation and desensitizing procedures or products as adjuncts to periodontal therapy.
Position and expose dental and carpal radiographic film and sensors.
Perform in-office whitening procedures, including applying and curing gel and making subsequent applications.
Apply cavity-preventive agents such as fluorides and pit and fissure sealants.
Recommend patient re-care intervals and follow-up needs.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned and permitted under applicable Florida state laws and regulations.