What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygienist position at Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.?
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Job Summary
The Dental Hygienist provides preventive dental care, patient education,
and assists with dental treatments within a community health setting,
focusing on underserved populations. They perform routine cleanings,
screenings, and apply preventive treatments while also educating
patients on oral hygiene and promoting overall health.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
PATIENTCARE
Perform The Following
protocols.
EDUCATION TO PATIENTS
formal and informal public presentations, screening clinics,
newsletter articles, etc.
INFECTIONCONTROL
programs provided by the dental service and/or the health center.
The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than
those stated in this description.*
information, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1368042
Job Summary
The Dental Hygienist provides preventive dental care, patient education,
and assists with dental treatments within a community health setting,
focusing on underserved populations. They perform routine cleanings,
screenings, and apply preventive treatments while also educating
patients on oral hygiene and promoting overall health.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
PATIENTCARE
Perform The Following
- Initial, periodic, and emergencyexaminations
- Prophylactics
- Perio scaling
- Rootplanning
- Fluoride application
- Sealantapplication
- Radiographs
- Impressions ofteeth
- Construction of fluoride trays,mouth guards
- With proper training and certification; administering local
- Recementing temporarycrowns
- Placing temporaryfillings
- Taking x-ray filmexposures
- Developing and mountingfilms
- Provide assistance to the Dentist as appropriate
- Document clinical activities and relevant patient care information
protocols.
- Maintain records and manage patient recall notices for dental
EDUCATION TO PATIENTS
- Health Education/Teaching
- Provide dental health education and instructions to patients for
- Oral hygiene
- Dental health
- Treatment plan review
- Community
- Participate in the planning and implementation of community
formal and informal public presentations, screening clinics,
newsletter articles, etc.
INFECTIONCONTROL
- Clean and sterilize dental instruments as per protocol.
- Participate in the development, implementation, audit, and
programs provided by the dental service and/or the health center.
- The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the
The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than
those stated in this description.*