Dental Hygienist - Growth & Comprehensive Benefits

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 46,838 - 52,348; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Wellness programs

Mother-friendly workplace

Job summary

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center seeks a Dental Hygienist to perform prophylactic services and educate patients on prevention. The role works under supervision and involves patient contact in a clinical setting with routine radiographs and fluoride applications.

The ideal candidate has a dental hygiene license in Texas and at least one year of experience, plus familiarity with Word and Excel for record-keeping and scheduling. The position is full-time with hourly pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an approved dental hygiene training program; licensed to practice dental hygiene by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.
• One or more years of experience as Dental Hygienist.
• One or more years of experience using MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Professionally clean teeth including thorough scaling and polishing.
• Presents instructions on proper personal oral hygiene using demonstrations on human teeth and models.
• Take and develop radiographs.
• Administers topical Fluoride at proper dose to prevent cavities.
• Clean, package, and sterilizes dental instruments using proper technique.
• Disinfect chairs, cabinets and machines after dental treatments.
• Take inventory of instruments with proper documentation that it occurred.
• Serve as Dental Assistant when needed.
• Proper record keeping and maintenance both in manual and automated systems.
• Ensure dental supplies are on hand and ordered in a timely manner.
• Answer sick calls, screening and scheduling patients in a timely manner.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Dental hygiene training program

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center seeks a Dental Hygienist to perform prophylactic services and educate patients on prevention. The role works under supervision and involves patient contact in a clinical setting with routine radiographs and fluoride applications.

The ideal candidate has a dental hygiene license in Texas and at least one year of experience, plus familiarity with Word and Excel for record-keeping and scheduling. The position is full-time with hourly pay and benefits.