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Dental Hygienist - Chase Brexton Health Care - North Bethesda, MD

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Permanent Dental Hygienist Job
North Bethesda, MD
Job Description

JOB SUMMARY: Under the general supervision of a licensed dentist provide preventive dental care and instruction. Perform general dental hygiene duties to include periodic recalls, scaling/root planning, sealant placement. Perform all needed services for off site screening/sealants to include oral hygiene instructions, screening examinations, referral coordination. Supervise dental assistant while off site and work with dental office managers to provide and ensure continuation and follow up of care.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Dental and Mental Health

Provides dental hygiene/screening effectively and appropriately to all patients
Exercises appropriate treatment and referral practices

Compliance, Policy, and Procedure

Adheres to an established hygiene/screening schedule

Patient Care

Effectively communicates information to patients

Communication

Maintains productive communications with supervisor and colleagues

Checking, Examining, and Recording

Documentation consistently contains concise, complete and clinically pertinent
information and demonstrates clinicians rationale for treatment decisions.

Dental plans for community or school based education services are documented so that another clinician can perform all duties in the absence of dental hygienist
Documentation of school based or community educational services includes assessing learning achieved by students if appropriate and applicable

Willingness to Learn

Utilizes feedback to adjust and modify teaching methods or plans

Insurance and Billing

Assists in administrative coordination of insurance billing off site services.

Outreach

Coordinates off site school screening schedules with delivery site.

Performs other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Graduation from an accredited dental hygiene program required (bachelors or AA degree)
Current licensure as a dental hygienist in Maryland
Waiver of Supervision Certification preferred; eligibility to obtain certificate required
Public Health and Hygiene Certificate preferred
Maryland RDH required
Certificate to provide local anesthesia preferred
Certificate to monitor nitrous oxide preferred
Five years experience as dental hygienist preferred

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Posted 6 months ago
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Chase Brexton Health Care
North Bethesda, MD
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