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Description
Overview of Job
*This position is for Mondays and Fridays with the possible addition of another day in the future*
The Dental Hygienist is the chief preventive provider of the Practice. This team member motivates, educates, and
provides excellent treatment. Under indirect supervision, the Dental Hygienist will remove hard and soft deposits
from teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. He or she will educate patients on oral
hygiene, provide preventative dental care, make, and process radiographs, or apply fluoride or sealants. By
discovering and documenting areas of failure, both periodontally and restoratively, he or she facilitates the
dentist’s diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
Primary Responsibilities and Tasks
Review and update patient’s health history; chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance.
Clean calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments,
including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal disease. Apply fluorides and other cavity
preventing agents to arrest dental decay. Assess and evaluate patient through exam, patient records, and patient’s
medical history to assist in diagnosis of dental hygiene problems, disease, and efficacy of administered treatment
plans. Complete scheduled treatments.
Recognize early signs of periodontal disease; chart restorations and notate areas of concern. Develop and present
treatment plans. Capture x-rays, process, download and organize for doctor to view, capable of interpreting x-rays
independently. Perform head and neck/oral cancer exam. Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal
recessed gums and signs of gum disease; communicate findings to patient and doctor. Selecting, mixing, and
placing materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth, as needed. Educate and motivate patient on proper
oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures. Work chair side with Dentist as needed, assist doctor in
hygiene examination.
Key Competencies and Characteristics
Requirements
Education and Training
FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Reports to: Operations Manager
Full Time
$170k-213k (estimate)
04/13/2024
06/12/2024
windyhilldentalassociates.com
Marietta, GA
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