Dental Hygienist- Flexible Schedule
Company: Dental Career Services
Location: Vail
Posted on: January 25, 2023
Job Description:
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POSITION TYPE: Dentistry
SPECIALTY UNIT: Registered Dental Hygienist
LOCATION: Vail, CO
JOB TYPE: Flexible Schedule 27-32 hrs per week, Mon-Thurs
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Dental Hygienist to join our Ski
Town Private Practice in Vail, CO. The Hygienist Promotes dental
health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer
screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay
and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental
practice act.
Responsibilities:
- Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming,
soothing, seating, and draping patient
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains
from teeth and from beneath gum margins
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling
and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal
disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing
radiographic studies
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-
preventing agents
- Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by
maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply,
and directory of emergency numbers
- Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control
instructions and postoperative instructions, providing reminders of
time of next dental hygiene visit
- Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and
medical and dental histories; charting in patient records
- Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive
maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions;
troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining
equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and
techniques
- Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to
determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing
and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of
supplies
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending
educational workshops; reviewing professional publications;
establishing personal networks; participating in professional
societies
Job Benefits:
- Medical
- In-House Dental
- Quarterly Bonuses
- Paid time off
- Scrub Allowance
Requirements:
- License/Certification: Registered Dental Hygienist
Required
- Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection
Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance
Keywords: Dental Career Services, Vail , Dental Hygienist- Flexible Schedule, Healthcare , Vail, Colorado
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