Pay rate is $40-45/hr Scrubs are provided by client Mon thru Friday 7:45am-5:00pm MUST HAVE GOOD WORK HISTORY The Dental Hygienist is the chief preventive provider of the Practice. This team member motivates, educates, and provides excellent treatment. Under indirect supervision, the Dental Hygienist will remove hard and soft deposits from teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. He or she will educate patients on oral hygiene, provide preventative dental care, take X-rays, or apply fluoride or sealants. By discovering and documenting areas of failure, both periodontally and restoratively, he or she facilitates the dentist’s diagnosis and treatment recommendations. Working Conditions Standing 20%. Sitting 80%. Moderate noise levels from dental and other lab equipment. Medical, office, and lab setting. Minimum lifting requirements of 35 pounds in order to transfer equipment and pack and unpack supplies. Frequent bending, twisting, and position changes in order to examine and service patients. Exceptional hand eye coordination, control, and finger dexterity in order to use dental implements for exams, mixing and/or placing materials on dental instruments, products, and in mouths, and grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. Arm-Hand Steadiness—the ability to keep hands and arms steady while moving or holding arm and hand in one position. Active Learning—understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Must demonstrate excellent communication skills—talking to others to convey information effectively. Essential Functions Welcome and seat patient cheerfully. Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures. Review and update patient’s health history; chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance. Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments, including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal disease Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay. Assess and evaluate patient through exam, patient records, and patient’s medical history to assist in diagnosis of dental hygiene problems, disease, and efficacy of administered treatment plans. Complete scheduled treatments. Recognize early signs of periodontal disease; chart restorations and notate areas of concern. Develop and present treatment plans. Capture x-rays, capable of interpreting x-rays independently. Perform head, neck, and oral cancer exam. Use probes to examine gums to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease. Communicate findings to patient and doctor. Select, mix, and place materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth, as needed. Educate and motivate patient on proper oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures. Work chair side with Dentist as needed, assist doctor in hygiene examination. Schedule appropriate re-care appointments. Assist in sterilization duties. Maintain hygiene hand pieces and instruments in good repair and sufficient supply. Adhere to strict safety guidelines and procedures to OSHA and office standards. Must always represent the practice in a professional, pleasant, and cooperative manner. Maintain regular attendance and adhere to assigned work schedule and office policies.

Essential Functions Welcome and seat patient cheerfully. Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures. Review and update patient’s health history; chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance. Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments, including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal disease Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay. Assess and evaluate patient through exam, patient records, and patient’s medical history to assist in diagnosis of dental hygiene problems, disease, and efficacy of administered treatment plans. Complete scheduled treatments. Recognize early signs of periodontal disease; chart restorations and notate areas of concern. Develop and present treatment plans. Capture x-rays, capable of interpreting x-rays independently. Perform head, neck, and oral cancer exam. Use probes to examine gums to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease. Communicate findings to patient and doctor. Select, mix, and place materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth, as needed. Educate and motivate patient on proper oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures. Work chair side with Dentist as needed, assist doctor in hygiene examination. Schedule appropriate re-care appointments. Assist in sterilization duties. Maintain hygiene hand pieces and instruments in good repair and sufficient supply. Adhere to strict safety guidelines and procedures to OSHA and office standards. Must always represent the practice in a professional, pleasant, and cooperative manner. Maintain regular attendance and adhere to assigned work schedule and office policies.