Benefits Information
***Contingent Upon Contract Award*** ***This is a part time 1099 contractor position, 20hrs weekly***
Responsibilities
Summary The Dental Hygienist performs dental measures designed to preserve teeth and prevent the spread of oral disease. Primary Duties and Responsibilities * The Dental Hygienist cleans calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums. * Feels lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer. * The Dental Hygienist feels and visually examines gums for sores and signs of disease. * Examines gums to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease. * The Dental Hygienist applies fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay. * Charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist. * The Dental Hygienist exposes and develops x-ray film. * Makes impressions for study casts. * The Dental Hygienist removes sutures and dressings. * Administers local anesthetic agents. * The Dental Hygienist places and removes rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations. * Places, carves, and finishes amalgam restorations. * The Dental Hygienist removes excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth. * Provides clinical services and health education to improve and maintain oral health. * Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements * An Associate degree in dental hygiene from an accredited postsecondary institution or a two-year certificate program. * Appropriate state licensure is also required. * Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries, and diseases. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. * Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language. * Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. * Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems. * Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. * Knowledge of machines and tools using in the department including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance. * Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. * Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
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