Hygienist - GA East Cobb Monday to Thursday ($500 Sign on)

Coast Dental•Marietta, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Dental Hygienists provide licensed professional dental hygiene services. The RDH implements appropriate standards-of-care therapy, assists dentists with hygiene, periodontal, or dental care and treatment, performs dental hygiene assessments, creates treatment plans based on a dentist's diagnosis, and provides patients with oral and overall health education. The role is based in a clean, well-lit dental office. It requires adherence to radiological procedures and infection-control protocols, and the use of appropriate personal protective equipment when administering anesthetic gas, handling cleaning chemicals, working in the dental laboratory, providing patient care, or handling contaminated instruments or equipment. Required protective equipment includes safety glasses, surgical masks, full-arm-length gowns or lab coats, and gloves. Open-toe shoes are forbidden; long hair must be pulled back, and fingernails must be short and tidy.

Requirements

Must be licensed and in good standing with the state of Georgia.
Associate's 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 part of the dental team.
Visual acuity and manual dexterity sufficient to use dental instruments in a patient's mouth with little room for error.
Adhere to radiological procedures and infection-control protocols and use appropriate personal protective equipment.
Wear safety glasses, surgical masks, full-arm-length gowns or lab coats, and gloves during patient care and when handling contaminated instruments or equipment.
Do not wear open-toe shoes; keep long hair pulled back and fingernails short and tidy.

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.
Bring suspected lesions in the mouth or on the teeth to the dentist's immediate attention.
Remove soft and hard deposits and extrinsic stains from teeth 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 in the absence of periodontal disease or gingivitis.
Perform full-mouth debridement as an initial stage of 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, including initial gel application, curing, and 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 allowed under applicable state laws and regulations.