About the job:

Performs dental measures designed to preserve teeth and prevent the spread of oral disease.

What you’ll be doing:

• Perform oral prophylaxis as prescribed by dentist including cleaning of calcareous deposits, accretions and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums.
• Perform periodontal treatment and maintenance as prescribed by dentist.
• Examines gums for signs of disease and does routine oral cancer screening of mouth, chin, neck and lymph nodes to detect swelling, tenderness or other symptoms or abnormalities.
• Charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
• Applies fluorides and other cavity preventing agents as prescribed by the dentist.
• Exposes and develops diagnostic x-ray film.
• Provides clinical services and health education to improve and maintain patient oral health.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Graduate of accredited dental hygiene program with a Wisconsin State License
• 1-2 years of related experience preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including active listening
• Critical thinking, sound judgment, and thorough decision making
• CPR certification
• Bilingual (Spanish) language desirable.