Dental Hygienist needed in our dental office

Permanent Dental Hygienist Job

Cave Creek, AZ

Job Description

• Greet and escort patient from the waiting area to the hygiene operatory room in a professional, friendly and hospitable manner.
• Deliver direct patient care to patients as assigned using established dental hygiene procedures.
• Develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients: performs patient education, discharge planning and patient/family teaching.
• Assess dental condition and needs of patient: uses patient screen procedures to include review of medical history questionnaire, dental charting and perio charting.
• Take patients’ vital signs prior to the administration of anesthesia.
• Administer local anesthetic agents.
• Document dental history or chief complaint. Record and reports pertinent observations and patient reactions to dental staff as appropriate.
• Assist and implement emergency measures for sudden adverse developments during treatment of patients.
• Set up and break down of hygiene operatory rooms on the daily schedule.
• Prepare materials needed for the prescribed hygiene treatment.
• Clean calcareous deposits, accretions and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums using dental instruments.
• Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.
• Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
• Feel and visually examine oral soft tissue and gums using probes to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
• Feel lymph nodes under patient’s chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
• Process digital images.
• Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by the doctor.
• Provide clinical services and health education to improve and maintain oral health.
• Assists in the patient admission, transfer and discharge process as required with patient reception, telephone calls and other office duties.
• Follows proper OSHA protocols in sterilizing hygiene instruments and reports any equipment or instrument malfunctions to their supervisor.
• Demonstrates knowledge of, supports, and implements company mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions and confidentiality standards.
• Any other relevant duties as assigned.

• Knowledge and understanding of federal, state and institutional regulations and guidelines for the provision of outpatient services.
• Knowledge and understanding of dental hygiene and associated procedures, terminology and techniques.
• Knowledge of Eaglesoft and digital imaging software.
• Ability to multi-task, organize/coordinate/prioritize work efficiently and to work under stress, with interruptions and deadlines.
• Ability to independently assess the nature and extent of dental, periodontal and associated conditions and pathology in patients.
• Ability for manual dexterity for use of dental instruments within a patient’s mouth with little room for error.