Dental Hygienist

Community Health Centers, Inc.; Navajo Mountain (UT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Centers, Inc. is seeking a Dental Hygienist located in Navajo Mountain, Utah. The role involves providing dental prophylaxis, applying fluoride treatments, and assisting dentists with various procedures.

The ideal candidate will possess a license to practice in Utah and must be bilingual in Spanish and English. Responsibilities include dental cleanings, patient assessments, and promoting oral health in community clinics.

Qualifications

• Required completion of an accredited dental hygiene program and a Utah dental hygiene license.
• Must be bilingual in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Provide dental prophylaxis and apply fluoride solutions.
• Assist the dentist with x-rays, impressions, and patient examinations.
• Educate patients on maintaining oral health.

Skills

Bilingual in Spanish/English

Dental cleaning techniques

X-Ray proficiency

Patient assessment

Education

Completion of accredited school of dental hygiene

Licensed to practice dental hygiene in Utah

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: Professional position responsible to provide dental prophylaxis, application of fluoride solutions, varnishes, and sealants. Assists the dentist as required (i.e. x-rays, impressions, etc).

Principal Responsibilities

• Cleans calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
• Feels lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
• Feels and visually examines gums for sores and signs of disease.
• Examines gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
• Applies fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
• Charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
• Take X-Rays

Marginal Functions

• May remove sutures and dressings.
• May administer local anesthetic agents.
• May place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations.
• May remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.
• May provide clinical services and health education to improve and maintain oral health of school children.
• May conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.

Required Experience

QUALIFICATIONS: Requires completion of an accredited school of dental hygiene and possession of a license to practice dental hygiene in the State of Utah. Must be Bilingual in Spanish/English.