Job Information
Northern Counties Health Care Dental Hygienist in Orleans, Vermont
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Job Summary:
The Dental Hygienist provides preventive dental care, patient education, and assists with dental treatments within a community health setting, focusing on underserved populations. They perform routine cleanings, screenings, and apply preventive treatments while also educating patients on oral hygiene and promoting overall health.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:
PATIENTCARE
Perform the following:
- Initial, periodic, and emergencyexaminations
- Prophylactics
- Perio scaling
- Rootplanning
- Fluoride application
- Sealantapplication
- Radiographs
- Impressions ofteeth
- Construction of fluoride trays,mouth guards
- With proper training and certification; administering local anesthethic (novacane)
- Recementing temporarycrowns
- Placing temporaryfillings
- Taking x-ray filmexposures
- Developing and mountingfilms
- Provide assistance to the Dentist as appropriate
RECORDS
- Document clinical activities and relevant patient care information in dental records as per dental practice and health center protocols.
- Maintain records and manage patient recall notices for dental examinations and treatment as per protocols or request.
EDUCATION TO PATIENTS
Health Education/Teaching
- Provide dental health education and instructions to patients for thefollowing:
- Oral hygiene
- Dentalhealth
- Treatment planreview
- Community
- Participate in the planning and implementation of community based health education initiatives, including but not limited to formal and informal public presentations, screening clinics, newsletter articles,etc.
INFECTIONCONTROL
Clean and sterilize dental instruments as perprotocol.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Participate in the development, implementation, audit, and continuous evaluation and improvement of protocols, services and programs provided by the dental service and/or the healthcenter.
The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.