- Permanent Dental Hygienist Job
- Brookline, MA
Job Description
Dental Hygienist for a Family Dental Clinic - Shrewsbury, MAExperienced dental hygienist needed for a well established family dental clinic in Shrewsbury MA.
The qualified candidate must possess (qualified candidates will be trained):- Experience with new patient exam, X-Rays, Recall patients. Also candidate must have experience with schedule future recall appointments, SRPs and other needed treatments.
- Invisalign, 3D imaging, CBCT- 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 patient's 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; 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- Providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.- Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records.
Applicant should be friendly with patients, gentle with kids, and good team player.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $48.00 - $55.00 per hour
Expected hours: 30 per week
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Employee discount
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
