What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygiene Assistant position at Westwood Dental?
Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Dental Hygiene Assistant to join our practice. This job requires excellent interpersonal skills to help ease the anxiety that many feel when visiting the dentist. The hygiene assistant should assist the hygienist in order to make for a more efficient and productive environment.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Ensure treatment room is stocked, sterilized and setup for each appointment
- Readies patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient
- Pulls up health history and information upon each visit
- Notify hygienist of any problems from patients
- Review Hygienists schedule and help maintain patient flow throughout the day
- Works in unity with other clinical staff to ensure the proper appearance of lab and treatment rooms
- Take digital radiographs
- Shares maintenance duties as required
- Sterilizes interments following established regulations and guidelines
- Performs recurring and routine work independently
- Disinfect hygiene rooms according to OSHA regulations
- Follow up at end of day to make sure proper treatment was billed correctly
- Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with state and federal requirements, including the HIPAA privacy and security regulations
- Arrange patient charts for next day’s appointments
- Perform closing responsibilities of lab
- Depending on workload, assists in monitoring the schedule and confirming appointments
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Dental practice experience preferred
- Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists, other office staff members and the community
- X-Ray certification or willingness to obtain
Join our team to make a difference in patients' lives while advancing your career in the dental field!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- On-the-job training
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Uniform allowance
- Wellness program
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16 - $18