What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Dental Hygienist - Full-Time/Part-Time, Family Practice position at Batesville Dental?
Good Pay & Benefits !
45 min from Cincinnati
50 min from Indianapolis or Columbus
Batesville Dental, locally owned, and family run, has been serving Southeastern Indiana for over 40 Years! Dr. Bradley Broughton and Dr. Cynthia Ledermeier are in need of an EXCEPTIONAL, ENERGETIC, and ENTHUSIASTIC HYGIENIST! Our practice is seeking a true team-oriented professional to join us. If you're the right person for this position, this will be a tremendous opportunity with growth potential! Excellent communication skills are essential, as is the desire to motivate patients toward making great decisions for their health. Our office utilizes the latest technology including digital radiographs, intraoral cameras and scanners, and electronic charting. Gentle, effective clinical skills are critical. Our goal is to work hard to improve lives through smiles and need someone who enjoys doing the same. Our business is delivering healthy smiles, if interested in joining our dental family, please send your prepared resume!
Dental Hygienist Responsibilities:
- Using dental instruments to clean deposits and stains from teeth and beneath the margins of the gums.
- Looking for indications of oral cancer
- Noting and reviewing patient medical history.
- Using probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease.
- Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists.
- Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machine.
- Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues
- Sharpening and sterilizing dental instruments.
- Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care.
- Applying fluorides and other dental decay preventing agents.
- Working with dentists and dental assistant.
- Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients.
Dental Hygienist Requirements:
- Associate’s degree from an accredited Hygiene program.
- Indiana State hygiene license.
- Current CPR certificate.
- Current on Hepatitis B vaccination.
- Able to use an x-ray machine.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
- Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary
Pay: $48.00 - $49.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Salary : $48 - $49