Dental Hygienist - Full-Time, Day Shift, Great Benefits

Trinity Health Of New England; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 46,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time schedule

Excellent benefits starting day 1

Job summary

Trinity Health Of New England's Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT is hiring a dental hygienist for a full-time day shift. You will provide prophylaxis, scaling, root planing, radiographs, fluoride applications, and patient education, recording treatment in the chart for diverse ages from children to the elderly.

You will work under supervision and may operate at either campus as needed, with access to medication storage and duties aligned to patient care and safety.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or certificate in dental hygiene.
• Current Licensure in Connecticut.

Responsibilities

• Provide dental hygiene services to diverse patient groups (children to geriatric).
• Prepare and clean operatory implements recall system.
• Perform hygiene services as observed by supervisor.
• Perform prophylaxis, scaling and root planning.
• Participate in the soft tissue management program.
• Apply topical fluoride and scalants to teeth.
• Demonstrate and evaluate oral hygiene techniques and progress of periodontal disease.
• Advise doctor of need for local anesthetic as indicated by patient response or chart.
• Take radiographs on patients of all ages.
• Record medical history and collect patient data in patient records.

Skills

Dental hygiene services

Radiographs

Patient data collection

Fluoride application

Soft tissue management

Record keeping

Education

Associate’s degree or certificate in dental hygiene

Current Licensure in Connecticut

Job description

Trinity Health Of New England's Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT is hiring a dental hygienist for a full-time day shift. You will provide prophylaxis, scaling, root planing, radiographs, fluoride applications, and patient education, recording treatment in the chart for diverse ages from children to the elderly.

You will work under supervision and may operate at either campus as needed, with access to medication storage and duties aligned to patient care and safety.