Dental Hygienist
The Company: Our client is located in Monroe, NY and is a leader in providing premier preventative dental care, orthodontics and specialty care.
The Position: As a Dental Hygienist, you will be the dental health educators for patients, you will be utilizing your knowledge and skills to diagnose and treat diseases and/or abnormalities, you will work with both the dentist and patient to resolve any active diseases including caries or periodontal disease and much more.
- Competitive Hourly Pay and Bonus Potential
- Healthcare Benefits
- Medical, Vision and Dental coverage offered
- Accident Coverage
- Hospital Indemnity Coverage
- Paid Holidays and Vacation Time (8 paid holidays plus 1-2-week(s) vacation time)
- Company Paid Uniforms
- 401k, Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability plans
- ID theft protection
- Opportunity for Career Advancement/Recognition and Growth with a Rapidly Growing Company
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Power of One Rewards
- Convenient New Hire Orientation for all team members
- Pet Insurance
Requirements:
- Completion of accredited Dental Hygiene program
- National and/or Active State RDH license
- Maintain a current license to practice including certifications as appropriate
- Passion for patient education
Responsibilities:
- Full time
- Performs oral healthcare and risk assessments which include but not limited to:
- Evaluates a patient’s current health status including all medications
- Performs an extraoral and intraoral examination and oral cancer screening
- Completes a comprehensive dental and periodontal charting that includes a detailed description and evaluation of the gingiva and periodontium
- Develops a dental hygiene diagnosis based on the oral health findings
- Exposes, processes, and interprets dental radiographs (x-rays)
- Removes biofilm plaque and calculus (soft and hard deposits) from teeth both coronal and apical to (above and below) the gingival margin (gumline) using dental instruments
- Applies caries-preventive agents such as fluorides and sealants to the teeth
- Discusses the progress being made toward isolating evidence that notes the potential association between systemic and oral health and disease
- Provides patient education on biofilm plaque control and home care protocol by incorporating techniques and products that will become part of an individualized self- care oral hygiene program
- Counsels and coordinates tobacco cessation programs
- Educates patients on the importance of good nutrition for maintaining optimal oral health
- Ensures that the patient knows why they need continuing care and that they have a follow up appointment that is set by the office
Please apply
or
send an updated resume to ethornton@theipgteam.com
or
https://integrityplacementgroup.com/open_positions/