Dental Hygienist (LJ)

Job Description

Assists Dentist during examination and treatment. Performs dental prophylaxis. Takes, develops and mounts x-rays. Cleans dental instruments and equipment. Prepares and mixes amalgam and other filling compounds.

Job Responsibility

 

• * Provides dental prophylaxis using dental unit.
• * Takes, develops and mounts x-rays.
• * Assists Dentist during examination and treatment of patients.
  • Seats patients and adjusts chair.
  • Drapes patient with sterile or other covering.
  • Lays out dental instruments and supplies.
  • Hands instruments to Dentist during examination and treatment.
  • Retracts patient's mouth, operates suction equipment, sponges or swabs mouth at intervals, administers mouthwash, and assists during extraction of teeth and other surgical treatments.
• * Cleans and disinfects dental instruments and equipment.
• * Prepares and mixes amalgam and other filling and impression compounds.
• * Oversees and lectures visiting dental hygiene and dental assisting students.
• * Assists Dentist during surgical procedures in dental and operating rooms by passing instruments, equipment and supplies.
• * Functions as Operating Room Technician for dental cases in main and ambulatory Operating Room.
• * Functions as Expanded Duties Auxiliary, and under supervision of Dentist, may remove sutures, fabricate vacuum formed appliances, and place matrices and temporary restorations.
• * Assists with clerical duties such as answering phones, attending meetings, scheduling appointments, reviewing charts, etc.
• Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

 

Job Qualification

 

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Graduate from an accredited school of dental hygiene, required.
• Licensed as a Dental Hygienist by the State of New York, required.
• Prior experience, preferred.
• Ability to operate x-ray and sterilization equipment, required.

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).