Dental Hygienist

Jobguard; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a part-time Dental Hygienist to provide professional dental care and hygiene, ensuring the best practices in patient evaluation and treatment are followed. Responsibilities include preparing treatment materials, performing clinical procedures, and educating patients on oral hygiene. Candidates must possess a current state Dental Hygienist license and have a minimum of 1 year of experience in the field.

Qualifications

• Current state issued Dental Hygienist license required.
• 1+ years experience as a Dental Hygienist.

Responsibilities

• Prepares treatment materials and evaluates patients.
• Performs dental hygiene procedures including scaling and fluoridation.
• Documents procedures and assists in training dental assistants.

Skills

Patient Evaluation

Radiograph Processing

Scaling and Curettage

Oral Hygiene Education

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

The Dental Hygienist performs professional dental care the field of dental hygiene including all related clinical procedures. This is a Part-time position.

• Prepares treatment materials/trays according to the needs of individual participants.
• Screens and evaluates patients regarding cavity detection, periodontal pathology and medical history.
• Performs exposing, processing and mounting of radiographs.
• Administers local anesthetics and gross debridement in treatment of acute periodontal conditions.
• Performs supra and sub gingival scaling and curettage, root planning and oral prophylaxis.
• Administers topical fluorides.
• Provides instruction for proper home care prevention techniques for oral hygiene including proper tooth brushing, flossing and nutrition.
• Documents procedures performed.
• Assists in the training of dental assistants.
• Cleans treatment room(s) after each participant visit by discarding all disposable items, gathering soiled instruments, and placing them in the sterilization area.
• Checks treatment rooms for cleanliness and corrects as necessary

REQUIRED

• Current state issued Dental Hygienist license
• 1+ yr as Dental Hygienist
• High School Diploma or GED