Buchanan Dental Arts is hiring: Dental Hygenist in Buchanan

Overview

We are looking for an outgoing Registered Dental Hygienist with strong interpersonal skills to join our fast-paced dental office. Experience is preferred and a current dental hygienist license is required. Our modern, fully digital practices provide restorative care, fixed and removable prosthodontics, endodontics, extractions, and implant restorations.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Patient screening procedures, such as assessment of oral health conditions, reviewing health history, oral cancer screening, head and neck inspection, dental charting and taking blood pressure and pulse.
• Removing calculus and plaque (hard and soft deposits) from all surfaces of the teeth.
• Applying preventive materials to the teeth (e.g., sealants and fluorides).
• Teaching patients' appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing, and nutritional counseling).
• Counseling patients about good nutrition and its impact on oral health.
• Making impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth used by dentists to evaluate patient treatment needs).
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Possess a strong commitment to patient care, patient health and quality work.

Education and Experience

• Associate or advanced degree in Dental Hygiene.
• State certification/license as required to work as a Dental Hygienist.
• One year or more of relevant experience in the dental industry preferred but open to no experience for the right candidate.