Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Job purpose

Provides preventative dental care to children and adults and assists in planning dental treatment.

Duties and responsibilities

To provide education to patients and their families regarding proper oral hygiene.
To provide direct preventative dental oral health care to both children and adults.
To arrest dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents, with oversight from supervising dentist.
To maintain instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening and sterilizing instruments as required.
To adhere to all prescribed policies and procedures of the organization pertaining to, but not limited to: OHSA and HIPPA compliance.
To work with the Dental Director on operational tasks, as well as quality improvement initiatives.
To complete other tasks and duties as assigned by the Dental Director and/or the Executive Management Team.
To maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies, as desired or by request of Dental Director.
To complete all required organizational trainings in a timely fashion.

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Location:

Fair Haven Community Health Care New Haven