Flexible Dental Hygienist

Promote Dental Health: Complete dental prophylaxis, provide oral cancer screening, and perform procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.

• Prepare patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
• Provide information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Maintain instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
• Select materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
• Complete dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
• Detect disease by completing oral cancer screening and examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
• Arrest dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.

Job Requirements:

• Active dental hygiene license
• 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