Hygienist - FL Palm Coast Tuesday to Friday

Coast Dental•Palm Coast, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

A Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) provides licensed dental hygiene services, implements appropriate standards-of-care therapy, and assists a dentist with hygiene, periodontal, and dental care and treatment. The RDH performs dental hygiene assessments, creates treatment plans based on a dentist’s diagnosis, and provides patients with oral and overall health education and instruction. The role involves evaluating teeth and periodontal tissues, providing preventive and periodontal treatments, taking dental and carpal radiographs, performing in-office whitening, and recommending re-care intervals and follow-up needs. The RDH works in a clean, well-lit dental office and follows radiological procedures and infection-control protocols. Personal protective equipment is required during patient care and when handling contaminated instruments or equipment. Open-toe shoes are forbidden; long hair must be tied back, and fingernails must be kept short and tidy.

Requirements

Must be licensed and in good standing with the state of Florida.
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 a member of the dental team.
Visual acuity and manual dexterity sufficient to use dental instruments inside a patient’s mouth with little room for error.

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 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 necessary.
Perform prophylaxis when periodontal disease or gingivitis is absent.
Perform full-mouth debridement as an initial stage of gingivitis therapy or to remove calculus that interferes with diagnosis and treatment planning.
Perform scaling and root planing as periodontal therapy.
Place locally administered antibiotics as supportive periodontal therapy.
Perform irrigation and desensitizing procedures or use products as adjuncts to periodontal therapy.
Position and expose dental and carpal radiographic film and sensors.
Perform in-office whitening procedures, including gel application and curing and subsequent applications.
Apply cavity-preventive agents such as fluorides and pit and fissure sealants.
Recommend patients’ re-care intervals and follow-up needs.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned and permitted under applicable Florida laws and regulations.
Follow 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.
Observe workplace requirements concerning footwear, hair, and fingernails.