Dental Hygienist

Immediate opening for full-time Dental Hygienist to support Naval Health Clinic, Corpus Christi, TX.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree depending on the program.
• Successful completion of a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA).
• Certified in radiography. Must hold and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Red Cross.
• As a minimum, the dental hygienist shall have a minimum of 1 year of specialized experience following post-graduation from a dental hygiene school.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Dental Hygienist.

The duties for the HCW also include:

• Inspect head and neck, examine mouth, throat and pharynx for evidence of disease such as oral cancer and/or soft tissue pathosis.
• Expose, develop and interpret radiographs to identify tooth structure, periodontal support and other abnormalities such as periodontal bone loss, periapical pathosis, caries, defective restorations, improper tooth contours and contact relationships.
• Refer suspected medical conditions, hard and soft tissue abnormalities, caries, periapical and periodontal pathosis and traumatic or suspicious lesions to the dental officer for evaluation.
• Obtain blood pressure on patients presenting for treatment.
• Perform subgingival scaling, root planning and curettage under local anesthesia administered by a dental officer and perform topical fluoride applications.
• Monitor, provide technical direction and assist in training dental technicians involved in direct patient care to perform scaling, prophylaxes, polishing procedures, fluoride applications and oral home care instructions. This may include preparing and presenting scheduled lectures to staff.
• Maintain a record of patient treatment and number of patients treated.
• Record oral condition of teeth and supporting tissues, type of therapy provided and progress notes.
• Clean and maintain instruments and ensure their sterility.
• Treat acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.
• Assist in Oral Diagnosis Sick call to include exposing and developing periapical, bitewing and panoral radiographs.
• Clean and maintain the work area to meet the clinic's standards and may be assigned other duties as directed by the Commanding Officer, or Department Head, consistent with the normal duties of a dental hygienist.
• Administration of local anesthesia (infiltration and block anesthesia) is not a required qualification; however, if the appropriate background training and credentials exist, clinical privileges may be granted.

Benefits include:

• Sign on bonus $1,000
• Relocation (If necessary)
• Competitive wages
• Health benefits
• Health & Welfare Reimbursement
• Paid time off
• 401(K)

Please submit resume for immediate consideration.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $1.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Ability to Relocate:

• Corpus Christi, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person