Registered Dental Hygienist

Asante Dental Centre; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Asante Dental Centre is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist to deliver high-quality hygiene care in a comfortable, technology-enabled dental environment. You will assess and treat patients, educate on oral hygiene, and use digital imaging tools to support diagnoses.

The RDH will work independently within a collaborative team, manage room setup/teardown, and ensure infection control throughout the day. Experience with digital x-ray and intraoral imaging preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensed RDH in British Columbia (RDH)
• Proficient in dental hygiene procedures and patient education
• Strong patient communication and documentation skills
• Ability to operate digital x-ray and intraoral imaging equipment

Responsibilities

• Manage patients from check-in to check-out
• Review health history and take vital signs as needed
• Explain procedures and answer patient questions
• Perform scaling, root planing and other hygiene treatments
• Take and mount digital intraoral and panoramic x-rays
• Provide anesthesia for hygiene treatments
• Polish, fluoride treatments, and provide home care instructions
• Sterilize rooms and manage supplies

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Documentation

Tools

Digital x-rays

Intraoral camera

VELscope

Invisalign

bleaching

Job description

Home / Registered Dental Hygienist
Registered Dental Hygienist
Job Description – Registered Dental Hygienist
Asante Dental Centre strives to provide exceptional patient care by providing a comfortable and relaxing dental environment with a friendly dental team supported by high-technology products to help improve patient experiences and provide an enhanced standard of dental care.
As an RDH at Asante Dental Centre, your duties will include:

• Managing patients from check-in to check-out
• Reviewing and updating health history with patients, taking blood pressure measurements as required, and documenting patient concerns for the doctor to review
• Explaining procedures that will be done and answering any questions that the patient may have regarding oral hygiene
• Showing before and after photos and patient education videos as required
• Being familiar with and able to explain services to patients, e.g., Digital x-rays, intraoral camera, VELscope, Invisalign, bleaching, etc
• Independently performing clinical procedures, including:
• Taking and mounting digital intraoral and panoramic x-rays accurately
• Providing scaling, root planing, and other treatments within the scope of training.
• Provide anaesthesia as needed for hygiene treatments.
• Providing each patient with periodontal evaluation and customized home care instruction
• Polishing and fluoride treatments
• Intraoral scanning
• Completing documentation of current day’s treatment including Akitu One Charting
• Chair side booking of patients for subsequent hygiene visits
• Complete responsibility for the tear down and set up of treatment rooms before and after every patient, including disinfection of non-sterilizable products or surfaces in the rooms.
• Handling all sterilization procedures, including the use of barriers as needed
• Providing patients with pamphlets and discussing dental treatment
• Asking patients for referrals and thanking them for choosing our office
• Making sure that the treatment rooms are clean and everything is put away before leaving for the evening
• Being able to work independently as a team member with limited direction and supervision
• Managing hygiene supplies and asking CDA to order as needed
• PROVIDING EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE