Dental Hygienist Job at Stoneridge Dental in Utica

Stoneridge Dental is a fun environment and well-established company looking for a new full-time or part time Dental Hygienist at any of our locations, Clinton Township, St. Clair Shores, and Shelby Township.

We are offering $42 dollars an hour. We are here to make a change in people's lives and need someone who enjoys doing the same.

As a member of our team, you’ll receive solid support with an office that has a great reputation.

Dental Hygienist Responsibilities:

• Using dental instruments to clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums.
• Looking for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph nodes under patient chins for signs of tenderness or swelling.
• Noting and reviewing patient medical history.
• Using probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease.
• Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists.
• Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues.
• Sharpening and sterilizing dental instruments.
• Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care.
• Applying fluorides and other dental decay prevention agents.
• Working with dentists and dental assistants.

 

Dental Hygienist Requirements:

• Associate’s degree from an accredited hygiene program.
• State hygiene license.
• Current CPR certificate.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.

Employment Type: Full Time
Bonus/Commission: No