Princess Dental Staffing
Experiences, confident hygienist needed PT for our small, boutique general dental office!!
- Permanent Dental Hygienist Job
- Phoenix, AZ
Compensation
Depends on experienceWork Days
Mon and ThuExperience Required
at least 1 yearSoftware Experience
EaglesoftJob Description
Our small, boutique dental practice is seeking a Dental Hygienist for an opportunity to join our dedicated team.
Who We Are
We are a small, boutique general practice dental office that prioritizes quality patient care above all else.
Who We're Looking For
We are looking for an experienced hygienist to help us out part-time (2 days/week).
Responsibilities
• Perform clinical treatments using established dental hygienist procedures as assigned by the dentist
• Develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Educate patients and families of dental care
• Assess patient's dental condition and needs utilizing patient screening procedures
• Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist
• Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease
• Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments
• Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer
• Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth
• Administer local anaesthetic agents
• Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
• Expose and develop x-ray film
• Prepare patient care areas
• When possible, help schedule patient’s next cleaning appointment while still in chair
• Participate in meetings, providing input and suggestions
Posted over 2 years ago