Dental Hygienist

About This Role

Provide comprehensive dental hygiene services including patient education, screenings, prophylaxis, and root scaling/planning while adhering to practice protocols and supporting CHP's mission.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome assigned patients
• Conduct a medical and dental history with every patient, contacting outside physicians when appropriate prior to care
• Complete a thorough intra and extra oral exam for all patients
• Take dental radiographs when appropriate
• Provide prophylaxis cleaning and polishing of teeth
• Provide root scaling and planing of teeth
• Provide appropriate patient education as needed, for example: periodontal disease
• Confer with treating dentist on all patients seen
• Make necessary referrals to specialists where appropriate based upon practice guidelines
• Document all patient activity in the patient chart
• Set up and break down treatment room between patients
• Perform any lab tasks pertinent to role as assigned by the clinical manager and/or dentist
• Follow all safety protocols
• Answer phones as needed
• Schedule new and established patent appointments as needed

Requirements

• Graduated with Associates in Dental Hygiene from an accredited school
• Valid Massachusetts license to practice as a Dental Hygienist
• Current CPR license
• Efficient and proficient in Dentrix and any other software required at the Dental Center

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Dental Hygiene from an accredited school

Skills

* Required skills