What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygienist position at Smile Partners Recruitment?
Peachtree Dunwoody Dental | Dental Hygienist | Full Time
Our office is growing and we are looking to add a passionate Dental Hygienist to our friendly team in Peachtree! At Peachtree Dunwoody Dental Group we are dedicated to improving our patient's oral health and helping our patient's achieve their perfect smile. Our team strives to create a comfortable experience for our patients through our compassionate care and the family like atmosphere.
We are seeking a full-time, compassionate and motivated Hygienist with strong interpersonal and communication skills. The ideal candidate is someone who is friendly, compassionate and loves working with patients to help achieve their smile goals. New grads are welcome to apply!
Competitive pay, including a comprehensive benefit package available!
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease.
- Prepares treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.
- Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient.
- 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 visit 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.
- Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions and providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.
- Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories and charting in patient records.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturers instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
- Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
Requirements:
- GA RDH license
- New grads welcome to apply!
Schedule:
- Monday - Thursday 7:00am-4:00pm
- 2 Fridays/month 7:00am-1:00pm
Smile Partners Recruitment is the exclusive recruiting partner for a network of independent neighborhood practices and boutique groups located throughout Michigan, Georgia, Illinois, Alabama, & Colorado . These affiliated offices are higher-end fee-for-service and/or select PPO-based, doctor led practices, with long standing reoccurring patients and strong reputations.
