Join our growing practice! Sign on bonus! Therapeutic Massage packages for our amazing hygienists plus so many other amazing perks! A Lifetime of Smiles is looking for a part time hygienist to provide outstanding care to our patients. The potential for a full time position within our team is within reach the right individual! Join our team, embody our office culture, and develop patient relationships! We specialize in preventative, restorative, specialty and cosmetic dentistry in our state of the art building.
BE THE REASON SOMEONE SMILES!!!! A Lifetime of Smiles, Ltd. is committed to providing the highest quality of care to our community in a fun, friendly atmosphere. We are a full service dental office with the most advanced equipment offering our patients preventative, restorative, cosmetic, endodontic, periodontics, oral surgery and orthodontic procedures all in one convenient place. We are fortunate have the opportunity to improve patient's smiles therefore improve their lives. We are recognized as the healthcare dental practice of choice to meet the needs of our community.
Responsibilities:
MUST BE A REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST WITH AN ILLINOIS LICENSE
Comforting patients
Encouraging referrals
Monitoring the schedule
Sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials
Providing excellent patient care
Recording treatment information in patient records
Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs
Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist
Caring for dental equipment
Maintaining dental equipment inventory
Counselling patients and keeping them calm during examination and treatment
Screening patients, including conducting mouth and neck examinations and reviewing oral health history
Educating patients on proper teeth and gum care and the importance of diet on oral health
Taking X-rays and developing dental impressions and radiographs of teeth
Sterilizing dental instruments and equipment
Removing plaque, cleaning teeth and helping to prevent gum disease
Supporting the Dentist on all aspects of dental care
Staying current with the latest developments in dentistry
Collecting medical and dental histories from patients
Charting dental conditions based on observations and evaluations
Experience using computers for a variety of tasks
Good written and verbal communication skills
Consistently professional appearance and attitude
Ability to maintain a great attitude