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Dental Hygienist
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Dental Hygienist
Meadow Creek Dental Care
Full-Time Position!
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Hello Rockford! Meadow Creek Dental Care is actively seeking a Dental Hygienist to join our team. Support our mission to providing excellent dental care in the community and help us create more smiles and memorable experiences. Join a team that believes in teamwork and truly cares about their patients. Discover your opportuntiy to make an impact today!
- Competitive benefits including health insurance and retirement savings plans, six paid holidays and PTO (paid time off)
- Continuing education to provide you an opportunity to develop your full potential and enhance your clinical skills to provide education and care to your patients.
- Access to an expansive network of mentors with 1:1 hygiene mentorship support and networking opportunities available at your fingertips.
- Unparalleled business support and the highest quality supplies and labs to deliver exceptional patient care.
- Opportunity to be a part of a secure company with 20+ years of industry leading experience that provides a stable career with unlimited growth potential
As a Dental Hygienist at Meadow Creek Dental Care , you’ll be recognized as an elite clinical provider and patient advocate. You’ll be an integral member of the patient care team, giving your patients the time and care they need, deserve and desire.
What You’ll Gain
- Continuing education to provide you opportunity to develop your full potential and enhance your clinical skills to provide education and care to your patients.
- Access to an expansive network of mentors with 1:1 hygiene mentorship support and networking opportunities available at your fingertips.
- Unparalleled business support and the highest quality supplies and labs to deliver exceptional patient care.
- Opportunity to be a part of a secure company with 20+ years of industry leading experience that provides a stable career with unlimited growth potential
About Meadow Creek Dental Care
Meadow Creek Dental Care, like each Heartland Dental supported office, is unique to the community and the patients they serve. With the support of a practice manager, a highly trained team on site, coupled with a vast network of experts across the nation, you’ll be completely connected to all the resources and support of Heartland Dental.
Minimum Qualifications
- Current dental hygienist license in Michigan and an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene (where required)
- Excellent working knowledge of dentistry, dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation
- CPR Certification
Preferred Experience
- Experience using Velscope, Diagnodent, digital scanner, digital x-rays and electronic medical record systems
- Desire to continue learning and grow clinical skills to meet needs of patients and provide preventative care and overall maintenance of patients’ dental health
- Clinical needs as required by office
Physical Requirements
- Ability to perform essential duties as deemed necessary by the Office/ Doctor/ Heartland Dental with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position
- Prolonged periods sitting and standing
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 45 pounds at times
- Availability to attend virtual training sessions (or in-person) periodically throughout the year
Who is Heartland Dental?
As the largest and one of the fastest growing Dental Support Organizations, Heartland Dental provides exceptional service to its more than 2,300 supported doctors in 38 states and over 1,400 supported offices. Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported Doctors are the leaders of their practice and set forth their own clinical care philosophies. With the largest network of doctors, we are founded by a doctor for doctors with a mission to support dentists and their teams as they deliver the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve while providing exceptional careers and creating value for our stakeholders.
At Heartland Dental, we’re committed to living our core values which promote diversity and inclusion. We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.
RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist)- Make your Own Schedule and Choose Your Pay
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Pay Range: $45.00 - $62.00/hour
Change the way you approach work by joining the dental staffing revolution! As a rapidly growing community, we are seeking qualified dental hygienists who want to work on their terms.
By using the GoTu app, you can find local temporary and permanent opportunities and get peace of mind with guaranteed payment. Our platform allows hygienists to work when they want, where they want, and for how much they want.
Whether you're looking to find your forever job, get some extra cash for that upcoming vacation, expand your skill set, GoTu is the platform for you.
Designed with the help of a 30-year hygienist, our community of thousands of verified dental professionals has worked over 200,000 shifts since our launch in 2019 and proved that GoTu is the #1 app for dental hygienists.
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in MI.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice
Dental Hygienist - choose your own schedule
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Pay Range: $45.00 - $62.00/hour
Change the way you approach work by joining the dental staffing revolution! As a rapidly growing community, we are seeking qualified dental hygienists who want to work on their terms.
By using the GoTu app, you can find local temporary and permanent opportunities and get peace of mind with guaranteed payment. Our platform allows hygienists to work when they want, where they want, and for how much they want.
Whether you're looking to find your forever job, get some extra cash for that upcoming vacation, expand your skill set, GoTu is the platform for you.
Designed with the help of a 30-year hygienist, our community of thousands of verified dental professionals has worked over 200,000 shifts since our launch in 2019 and proved that GoTu is the #1 app for dental hygienists.
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in MI.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice
Dental Hygienist - choose your own schedule
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Pay Range: $45.00 - $62.00/hour
Change the way you approach work by joining the dental staffing revolution! As a rapidly growing community, we are seeking qualified dental hygienists who want to work on their terms.
By using the GoTu app, you can find local temporary and permanent opportunities and get peace of mind with guaranteed payment. Our platform allows hygienists to work when they want, where they want, and for how much they want.
Whether you're looking to find your forever job, get some extra cash for that upcoming vacation, expand your skill set, GoTu is the platform for you.
Designed with the help of a 30-year hygienist, our community of thousands of verified dental professionals has worked over 200,000 shifts since our launch in 2019 and proved that GoTu is the #1 app for dental hygienists.
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in MI.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice
Registered Dental Hygienist
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Pay Range: $45.00 - $62.00/hour
Change the way you approach work by joining the dental staffing revolution! As a rapidly growing community, we are seeking qualified dental hygienists who want to work on their terms.
By using the GoTu app, you can find local temporary and permanent opportunities and get peace of mind with guaranteed payment. Our platform allows hygienists to work when they want, where they want, and for how much they want.
Whether you're looking to find your forever job, get some extra cash for that upcoming vacation, expand your skill set, GoTu is the platform for you.
Designed with the help of a 30-year hygienist, our community of thousands of verified dental professionals has worked over 200,000 shifts since our launch in 2019 and proved that GoTu is the #1 app for dental hygienists.
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in MI.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice
Dental Hygienist - choose your own schedule
Posted today
Job Viewed
Job Description
Pay Range: $45.00 - $62.00/hour
Change the way you approach work by joining the dental staffing revolution! As a rapidly growing community, we are seeking qualified dental hygienists who want to work on their terms.
By using the GoTu app, you can find local temporary and permanent opportunities and get peace of mind with guaranteed payment. Our platform allows hygienists to work when they want, where they want, and for how much they want.
Whether you're looking to find your forever job, get some extra cash for that upcoming vacation, expand your skill set, GoTu is the platform for you.
Designed with the help of a 30-year hygienist, our community of thousands of verified dental professionals has worked over 200,000 shifts since our launch in 2019 and proved that GoTu is the #1 app for dental hygienists.
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in MI.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice
Dental Hygienist
Posted today
Job Viewed
Job Description
Pay Range: $45.00 - $62.00/hour
Change the way you approach work by joining the dental staffing revolution! As a rapidly growing community, we are seeking qualified dental hygienists who want to work on their terms.
By using the GoTu app, you can find local temporary and permanent opportunities and get peace of mind with guaranteed payment. Our platform allows hygienists to work when they want, where they want, and for how much they want.
Whether you're looking to find your forever job, get some extra cash for that upcoming vacation, expand your skill set, GoTu is the platform for you.
Designed with the help of a 30-year hygienist, our community of thousands of verified dental professionals has worked over 200,000 shifts since our launch in 2019 and proved that GoTu is the #1 app for dental hygienists.
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in MI.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice
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Dental Hygienist
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Pay Range: $45.00 - $62.00/hour
Change the way you approach work by joining the dental staffing revolution! As a rapidly growing community, we are seeking qualified dental hygienists who want to work on their terms.
By using the GoTu app, you can find local temporary and permanent opportunities and get peace of mind with guaranteed payment. Our platform allows hygienists to work when they want, where they want, and for how much they want.
Whether you're looking to find your forever job, get some extra cash for that upcoming vacation, expand your skill set, GoTu is the platform for you.
Designed with the help of a 30-year hygienist, our community of thousands of verified dental professionals has worked over 200,000 shifts since our launch in 2019 and proved that GoTu is the #1 app for dental hygienists.
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in MI.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice
Registered Dental Hygienist
Posted today
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Pay Range: $45.00 - $62.00/hour
Change the way you approach work by joining the dental staffing revolution! As a rapidly growing community, we are seeking qualified dental hygienists who want to work on their terms.
By using the GoTu app, you can find local temporary and permanent opportunities and get peace of mind with guaranteed payment. Our platform allows hygienists to work when they want, where they want, and for how much they want.
Whether you're looking to find your forever job, get some extra cash for that upcoming vacation, expand your skill set, GoTu is the platform for you.
Designed with the help of a 30-year hygienist, our community of thousands of verified dental professionals has worked over 200,000 shifts since our launch in 2019 and proved that GoTu is the #1 app for dental hygienists.
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in MI.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice
Dental Hygienist - choose your shift
Posted today
Job Viewed
Job Description
Pay Range: $45.00 - $62.00/hour
Change the way you approach work by joining the dental staffing revolution! As a rapidly growing community, we are seeking qualified dental hygienists who want to work on their terms.
By using the GoTu app, you can find local temporary and permanent opportunities and get peace of mind with guaranteed payment. Our platform allows hygienists to work when they want, where they want, and for how much they want.
Whether you're looking to find your forever job, get some extra cash for that upcoming vacation, expand your skill set, GoTu is the platform for you.
Designed with the help of a 30-year hygienist, our community of thousands of verified dental professionals has worked over 200,000 shifts since our launch in 2019 and proved that GoTu is the #1 app for dental hygienists.
WHY CHOOSE GOTU?
- Occupational accident and malpractice insurance
- Full control over when/where you work and how much you charge for your services
- No time commitments mean you can have the flexibility to build the career you want on your terms
- Express pay option allows you to get paid within a day of working the shift
- Guaranteed pay means you’ll never have to chase down another check after your shift or have your hours reduced
- Cancellation protection up to 4 days prior to your shift with guaranteed pay
- We put the high touch with the high tech, so our live and knowledgeable support team is here to help you along the way
- Access to GoTu’s endless library of educational resources and free live webinars allows you to advance your career more efficiently than ever before
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
DENTAL HYGIENIST JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Active dental hygiene license in MI.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice