Dental hygienist

Candidate must be able to commit to four, ten-hour shifts/week.

Position Summary

Performs professional dental care in the field of dental hygiene, including all related clinical procedures. Has broad responsibilities for clinical and community dental health education activities.

Responsibilities

• Works under the general supervision of the dentist.
• Clean calcareous deposits, accretions and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using appropriate dental instruments.
• Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.
• Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist via EMR system.
• Feel lymph nodes under patient’s chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
• Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
• Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
• Exposes and electronically processes digital images and evaluates images for diagnostic quality in accordance with state regulations and laws as well as Dental Department directives and protocols.
• Provide clinical services and health education to improve andmaintainoral health of school children.
• Follows up with insurance companies for necessary authorization.
• Supra and sub gingival scaling and curettage.
• Conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.
• Instruction for proper home care techniques for oral hygiene including proper tooth brushing, flossing, nutrition and need for professional care.
• Screen and evaluate patients regarding cavities detection, periodontal pathology and medical history.
• Primarily responsible for the initiation and maintenance of the dental prevention and dental education component of the dental department.
• Assistsin the training of dental assistants and externs.
• Works collaboratively with all members of the senior management and management teams to resolve departmental and organizational challenges expeditiously, economically, professionally and with minimum disruption to the practice.

• Licensure and Education
• Graduate from an accredited school of dental hygiene is required.
• Active State of New Jersey Hygienist license is required.
• New Jersey radiological license for dental purposes is required.
• BLS for providers through American Heart Association is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 is required.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts with Medical and Dependent Care
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401(k) Salary Deferral and Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Referral Program