Registered Dental Hygienist - Almaden Valley Smile Design - San Jose, CA

Registered Dental Hygienist for Mondays or Wednesdays. Almaden Valley Smile Design. San Jose, CA. Job Position: Registered Dental Hygienist (Part-Time Position). Our General Practice is looking for a Dental Hygienist to work on Mondays or Wednesdays, 8:30-5:30 PM. Job Details: Our office is fully COVID-19 ready, and we have face shields that fit loops. We will provide all the PPE that you will need. Requirements: The RDH needs to have a current RDH and CPR license. Reliable and able to build trust and communicate with patients of all ages. Should have deep knowledge of oral health and know the signs of oral disease and pathology. Should know how to correctly follow sterilization protocols and room breakdown. Be able to educate patients on oral hygiene and periodontal disease. Need to have good documentation records. Also, need to know Dentrix software. Knowledge of Intra-oral scanning is a plus. Knowledge of Laser is a plus. Responsibilities: Using dental instruments to clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums. Looking for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph nodes under patient's chins for signs of tenderness or swelling. Noting and reviewing patient's medical history. Using probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease. Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists. Maintaining dental equipment and X-ray machine. Taking digital X-rays and Panoramic. Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues. Sharpening and sterilizing dental instruments. Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care. Applying fluorides and other dental decay preventing agents. Working with dentists and dental assistants. Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients. About Almaden Valley Smile Design: Almaden Valley Smile Design is a San Jose based family dentist practice that treats patients of all ages. We are committed to delivering the highest quality dental care and do so using advanced dental equipment. We are a cosmetic dentist that offers services like checkups, teeth cleaning, crowns, veneers and more.

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