Dental Hygienist - Per Diem
Core
Performs preventive and therapeutic direct patient care including oral evaluations, prophylactic treatment, scaling, root planning, and patient education.
Role type
Dental Hygienist
Builds
Clinical patient care services
Domain
Healthcare / Dentistry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Periodontal charting, Scaling and root planning, Radiograph exposure, Patient education, Instrument sterilization, Local anesthesia administration
Preferred skills
Nutrition counseling, Tobacco cessation counseling
Technologies
Electronic medical records, Dental radiography equipment
Responsibilities
Perform external and internal oral evaluations and record comprehensive periodontal and restorative dental charting; Perform prophylactic treatment including scaling, root planning, and full mouth debridement; Expose and process dental radiographs; Provide patient education and home care protocols; Clean and sterilize instruments and disinfect dental equipment; Administer pain control agents such as topical anesthetic and local anesthesia.