Lead Dental Hygienist & Preventive Care Educator

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Southside is seeking a licensed Dental Hygienist to provide direct patient care under the Lead Dentist in Atlanta, GA. You will perform prophylaxis, document periodontal findings, and manage patient records in the EDR system.

You will also train hygiene students, deliver home care guidance, and help establish a preventive program while ensuring OSHA guidelines are followed.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice dental hygiene in Georgia.
• High school diploma or equivalent; one year experience helpful.
• Proficient in dental charting and record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as directed by Lead Dentist.
• Document periodontal status and treatment in patient records.
• Perform comprehensive oral prophylaxis and patient home care instructions.
• Maintain dental equipment for economical use.
• Establish and support an oral health preventive program.
• Educate individuals and groups on good oral hygiene.
• Recall system to ensure ongoing oral health.
• Assist in training hygiene students at the training site.

Skills

Manual scaler usage

Ultrasonic scaling

Oral examination

Dental unit procedures

Referral knowledge

Clinical documentation

People skills

Education

Georgia dental hygiene license

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EDR documentation

Job description

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Administration Full Time Exempt Atlanta, GA, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1144

Position Summary:

Reports to the Lead Dentist. Must perform all duties according to his/her direction and those of other dentists. Must perform treatment consistent with the standard of care for Hygienists. Must be a provider of dental treatment, conduct training sessions to individuals and groups in good oral health and hygiene. Must be able to train hygiene students in a training site. Must be able to help monitor and train staff to ensure proper OSHA guidelines.

Detailed Description of Position:

• Responsible for direct patient care as authorized by the Lead Dentist.
• Directly responsible to the Lead Dentist for their schedule of activities.
• Responsible for documenting severity of periodontal disease after reviewing x-rays, spot periodontal probing, and consultation with examining dentist.
• Maintains Electronic Digital Record (EDR) of the procedures performed by Dental Hygienist in patients’ record. Making sure all information is entered into the EDR before patient is dismissed. This includes: a) diagnosis and recommended treatment, b) Patient’s medicine record and medical allergies (make sure the allergy icon is marked active), c) Signatures for all parties involved on medical histories and informed consents, d) patient oral hygiene level and progress or lack thereof, e) all drugs prescribed to the patient, f) patient’s next visit information, g) patient’s acceptance or refusal for periodontal treatments, h) any doctor’s note information.
• Responsible for performing a comprehensive oral prophylaxis on patients.
• Gives home care instructions along with oral prophylaxis.
• Maintains all dental equipment and instruments for maximum economical use.
• Establishes and maintains an oral health preventive program.
• Provides individual and group educational activities to support an effective preventive program.
• Creates and maintains a recall system that will ensure continued good oral health.
• Performs other duties within the scope of training for Dental Hygienist and required by the Lead Dentist.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Has the ability to scale teeth using manual scaler.
• Has ability to scale teeth using ultrasonic devises or similar equipment
• Has ability to recognize undesirable conditions existing in the oral cavity.
• Has considerable knowledge of the dental unit procedures.
• Has considerable knowledge of sources available within and outside the center so the patients and fellow co-workers can receive appropriate referrals.
• Has ability to use good grammar and spelling so that instructions can be understood by patients and fellow co-workers.
• Has ability to use mature judgment in performing all duties assigned and routine.
• Must have good people skills with an emphasis on a good attitude and ability to get along with others

Minimum Qualifications:

Licensed to practice dental hygiene in the State of Georgia. High school graduate or equivalency. One year of actual experience helpful.

Southside is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity to each employee. Southside will not engage in unlawful discrimination against or harassment of any person employed by or seeking employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.