Licensed Dental Hygienist - 3 Rivers Pediatric Dentistry
Missoula, MT 59801
About the Job
DENTAL HYGIENIST:
Reports to: Practice manager
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for providing hygiene treatment to patients
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
Patient management:
- Greet patients with they sign in and monitor arrival time
- Review patient health and dental history and update as necessary
- Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis for patients
- Perform scaling for patients as appropriate
- Administer local anesthetics
- Take radiographs of patients as prescribed by dentist
- Apply cavity-preventative agents, such as fluorides and sealants
- Communicate with patients in an understandable and professional way
- Check on patient comfort during treatment and help allay patient anxiety
- Accurately and appropriately record provided treatment
- Teach proper oral hygiene techniques to patients
- Counsel patients on oral health, including the role of nutrition
- Perform other tasks assigned by the dentist
Treatment Room Management and Sterilization:
- Check treatment room for cleanliness
- Check and turn on treatment room equipment
- Clean treatment room as the end of the day and turn off equipment
- Maintain a supply inventory for hygiene treatment
- Properly discard all disposable items for each visit
- Assemble soiled instruments and place in sterilization area
- Clean treatment room surfaces with disinfection solution
- Pre-soak soiled instruments in a disinfectant
- Sort and package instruments for proper sterilization
- Load, activate and vent the sterilization unit according to manufacturer’s directions
- Store instruments and trays in appropriate places
Records Management:
- Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with state and federal requirements including HIPAA privacy and security regulations
- Accurately record medical and dental histories
- Completely fill out referrals to be sent to other providers
Office Participation:
- Be an active participant in team meetings
- Promote team concept by interacting with others in the dental office
PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS:
Education/experience:
Education/experience:
- Must be licensed to practice in Montana
- Must have completed post-secondary education from an accredited dental hygiene program
- Compliance with state dental practice requirements (Radiology certification, OSHA training)
- Computer skills in dental software
- Experience providing prophylaxis and taking radiographs
- Interpersonal
- Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists, other staff members and community
- Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff
Source : 3 Rivers Pediatric Dentistry