DENTAL HYGIENIST

Summary

Specializes in preventive oral health, typically focusing on techniques in oral hygiene. Provide preventive services to promote and maintain good oral health; educational services to help patients develop behaviors that promote better oral health and help them understand the importance of practicing these behaviors; and therapeutic services or treatments meant to stop diseases and maintain healthy tissues in the mouth.

Education

Graduate from a dental hygiene program with an Associate degree, certificate, Bachelor’s degree, and/or Master’s degree from a dental hygienist school that is accredited by the American Dental Association (ADA).

Experience

1. Two years of experience with confirmation of written and clinical board examination records.
2. Licenses, Certification and/or Registrations
3. Licensed to practice in the State of Alabama

Behavioral Responsibilities

1. Utilizes appropriate communication and displays compassion in exceeding customer expectations.
2. Applies principles of teamwork and quality to job responsibilities and includes customer satisfaction goals.
3. Demonstrate integrity and responsibilities related to organization operations, safety, and education.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Patient assessment, including a full review of patient medical history, X-rays, clinical examination, and a periodontal assessment with thorough documentation.
2. Dental diagnosis, including assessment of data about client’s condition, for the development of a professional treatment plan, subject to the Dentist’s approval
3. Creating a sequential treatment plan for the patient.
4. Implementing the treatment plan in a timely and effective manner.
5. Evaluating or determining the effectiveness of the treatment plan that was administered.
6. Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
7. Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
8. Participates in RHMPI’s Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Care Team collaboration approach to ensure quality, comprehensive, and coordinated team-based care is delivered to patients in a team-based care environment.
9. Performs additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor’s approval.

Working Conditions

This position requires manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination for easy and skillful use of hands when working with and performing normal office duties and responsibilities. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, crouch, kneel, and reach with hands and arms frequently. Good listening skills are necessary to receive detailed information via oral and or written communication(s) and to make objective nondiscrimination decisions. Visual acuity is needed to assess color changes, verify the accuracy of written materials, and accurately prepare and administer medications.

Language Skills/Specialized Skills

Ability to work well under pressure and manage conflicting priorities. Self-motivated with the ability to professionally manage demanding workload. Superior management skills; ability to influence and engage direct and indirect reports and peers. Self-reliant, good problem solver, results-oriented.

Computer Skills

Proficient in document creation and utilization of specific computer programs including Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher) and other tools such as Canva, Prezi, and Poster my Call, Electronic Health Records, Population Health Management Systems. Proficient in software implementations and management preferred. *

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