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Job Description: Dental Hygienist

General Overview of Duties:

The Dental Hygienist provides professional dental hygiene care to the patient. Contributes to the goal that patients are treated with courtesy and respect in a professional manner by all dental staff.

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Requirements:

Minimum Requirements

* Requires diploma from a recognized Dental Hygiene Program
* Requires license to practice in the State of Illinois
* A minimum of 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a dental clinical setting
* Maintains certification through appropriate credentialing bodies
* Must possess professional knowledge of oral health principles, practices, and processes. Must also maintain dental knowledge through ongoing education and/or training.
* Computer knowledge beneficial
* Good organization skills and communication skills required
* Ability to deal tactfully with patients and others in various situations
* Ability to handle instruments and materials carefully and safely
* Ability to work with others as a team to provide competent care
* Physical Requirements
* This position requires the ability to be mobile without any limitations and to stand for long periods of time
* Ability to handle intermittent sitting, bending, reaching
* May be exposed to bodily fluids during routine duties; must always wear gloves, safety goggles and other related safety equipment and follow proper exposure safety procedures.
* Deals with radiography procedures and must follow related safety guidelines
* Must be current on all vaccinations and immunizations

Illustrative Examples of Work

* Set up treatment room and seat patient
* Perform dental prophylaxes on children and adults
* Perform scaling and rood planning on children and adults
* Place dental sealants on children, as prescribed by the dentist
* Perform periodontal charting as needed
* Demonstrate and/or provide oral hygiene instructions to scheduled patients
* Have attending dentist perform exams on all patients
* Take and develop x-rays as prescribed by the dentist
* Take impressions, as prescribed by the dentist
* Make entries in patient chart of all treatment performed and conditions noted.
* Clean up the treatment room and set up for the next patient
* Maintain instruments for peak performance and in compliance with OSHA standards
* Perform other duties as assigned by the Dental Program Coordinator

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $31.00 - $33.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:
* Dental insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Flexible schedule
* Flexible spending account
* Health insurance
* Health savings account
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Referral program
* Retirement plan
* Tuition reimbursement
* Vision insurance

Work Location: Multiple locations