Dental Hygienist

DentalZen; Whitby; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 77,000; Part time

Job summary

A dental practice in Whitby is seeking a hygienist to join the team on Mondays from 12pm to 8pm. The role focuses on cleaning teeth, examining for gum disease, and promoting preventative dental care. Candidates must be skilled in using x-ray machines, possess excellent communication abilities, and be knowledgeable about dental health. Pay will be based on experience. This opportunity is ideal for those looking to make a difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.
• Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.

Responsibilities

• Use dental instruments to clean teeth and gums.
• Examine and locate periodontal issues.
• Maintain dental equipment and x-ray machines.
• Promote preventative dental care.
• Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists.
• Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machines.
• Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues.
• Exposing and developing x-ray film.
• 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.
• Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients.

Skills

X-ray machine operation

Communication skills

Computer proficiency

Knowledge of oral hygiene

Tools

X-ray machine

Job description

We are looking for a hygienist to join our team on Mondays from 12pm to 8pm.

Please only apply if you are available for the time specified.

Responsibilities

• Using dental instruments to clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and beneath the 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.
• Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machines.
• Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues.
• Exposing and developing x-ray film.
• 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.
• Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients.

Requirements

• Able to use an x-ray machine.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.

Additional Information

• The pay rate will be based on experience.