Pediatric Dental Hygienist
About The Position
Smile Doctors is seeking a Pediatric Dental Hygienist to join their growing team. The role is responsible for delivering a positive clinical experience to all patients while adhering to company policies and state dental laws under the supervision of a Dentist. The goal is to establish a trusting rapport with patients and ensure the Ultimate Patient Experience. This involves screening patients, cleaning teeth and gums, examining for oral cancer, reviewing patient history, maintaining charts, recommending care, performing preventive dental care, applying fluoride treatments, taking and reviewing x-rays, and sterilizing instruments.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- State Hygiene License required
- Current CPR Certificate required
- Current Hepatitis B vaccination required
- Ability to administer local anesthetic agents required
- Minimum one (1) year of previous Pediatric Dental experience required
Nice To Haves
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with patients and coworkers
- Ability to set priorities regarding patient care, manage full schedules and multi-task
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
Responsibilities
- Deliver positive clinical experience to all patients
- Follow strict adherence to company policies as well state dental laws, rules and regulations
- Establish a trusting rapport with patients
- Ensure the Ultimate Patient Experience is delivered to every patient
- Screening patients during checkups
- Clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and gums
- Examine for indications of oral cancer
- Reviewing a patient’s dental and medical history
- Maintain patients’ charts and transcribe the doctor notes accurately
- Recommending care to improve a patient’s oral health
- Performing preventive dental care
- Applying fluoride treatments
- Taking x-rays and reviewing them for signs of dental diseases
- Sterilizing and preparing dental instruments
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan
- 2 weeks paid time off in your first year
- Paid holidays
- Discounts on braces and clear aligners for you and your family members
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
