Description

Overview of Job

The Hygiene Assistant’s primary responsibility is to provide support and assistance to Doctors, Hygienists, and Dental Assistants in the clinical areas of the office. Help minimize unnecessary wait times in the hygiene bay while aiding in providing quality care to the patient.

 Benefits

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Two weeks of paid time off per year
• Up to 7 paid holidays
• Complimentary dental care (within company guidelines)
• Bonus Opportunities

Key Competencies and Characteristics

• Prepares treatment room for patients and prepares patients for dental treatment.
• Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area.
• Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Fabricates restorations; cleans and polishes removable appliances..
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Maintains a safe clean working environment and ensures operation of dental equipment.