Registered Dental Hygienist

Job Title: Experienced Registered Dental Hygienist - Join Our General Dentistry Practice

Location: Pasadena, California

Job Type: Part -time 

• Patient Management
  
  
• Review daily schedule with the administrative assistant for hygiene patients
  
  
• Work with administrative assistant to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency
  
• Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary
  
  
• Accurately chart each patient’s periodontal health
  
  
• Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis for patients
  
  
• Perform scaling, root planing and selective polishing for patients as appropriate
  
  
• Polish restorations
  
  
• Administer local anesthetics, if allowed by dental practice act
  
  
• Place medicaments subgingivally for periodontal disease treatment
  
• Take radiographs of patients as prescribed by dentist
  
  
• Apply cavity -preventive 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 and make necessary changes
  
  
• Check and turn on treatment room equipment
  
  
• Gather and review patient charts for the day
  
  
• Clean treatment room at the end of the day and turn off equipment
  
  
• Maintain a supply inventory for hygiene treatment
  
  
• Review, select and submit orders for patient education materials for the practice
  
  
• Submit supply orders to business manager once a month or as necessary
  
  
• Properly discard all disposable items from each visit
  
  
• Assemble soiled instruments and place in sterilization area
  
  Clean treatment room surfaces with disinfectant solution
  
• Pre -soak soiled instruments in a disinfectant
  
  
• Sort and package instruments by tray for proper sterilization
  
  
• Load, activate and vent the sterilization unit according to manufacturer’s directions
  
  
• Store instruments and trays in appropriate places
  

• Must be licensed to practice in state and meet other applicable state requirements
  
• Must have completed at least 2 years of post -secondary education from an accredited dental hygiene
  program
  
• Experience providing prophylaxis and taking X -rays
  
• 1 -3 years of experience in the field
  
• Strong patient education skills
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
  
• CPR certified
  
• X -Ray License
  
• Familiar with Open Dental Software
  

•  Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists and coworkers
  
  
• Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff