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POSITION DETAILS
Job Client - GoTu
Schedule - Flexible schedules available
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in VA.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
