Hygienist - FL Spring Hill North (2 days a week)

Coast Dental•Brooksville, FL

About The Position

Registered Dental Hygienists provide licensed dental hygiene services and support dentists in hygiene, periodontal, and dental care and treatment. The RDH delivers appropriate standard-of-care therapy, assesses patients’ oral health, creates periodontal treatment plans based on a dentist’s diagnosis, and provides education and instruction on oral and overall health. The position is based in a clean, well-lit office. The RDH must follow radiological procedures and infection-control protocols and use appropriate personal protective equipment when providing care, handling contaminated instruments or equipment, administering anesthetic gas, using cleaning chemicals, or working in the dental laboratory. Required protective equipment includes, at minimum, 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 Florida.
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 within 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 from teeth using hand instruments, ultrasonic cavitron inserts, and prophy handpieces.
Instruct patients in good oral hygiene, recommend products or devices for home care, and provide other health care education as necessary.
Perform prophylaxis in the absence of periodontal disease or gingivitis.
Perform full-mouth debridement as an 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 gel application, curing, and subsequent applications.
Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides and pit-and-fissure sealants.
Recommend patient recare intervals and follow-up needs.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned and allowed under applicable Florida laws and regulations.