DENTAL HYGIENIST - 64004855

Requisition No: 860855 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: DENTAL HYGIENIST - 64004855

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64004855 

Salary:  $65,793.78 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 09/25/2025 

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School Based Sealant Program Dental Hygienist

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• Working as a team and utilizing expertise as a dental hygienist providing preventive dental services, preparing and teaching dental presentations in schools. 
• Implementing and completing SEALS data entry
• Case management of children with urgent needs in the school based sealant program and increase referrals to dental homes for children in need of services.
• Assisting with preparing orders and inventory control for School Based Sealant Program.
• Coordinate with SBSP Supervisor and Dental Services Program Manager according to need.
• Maintaining records and entering clinical services into Eaglesoft and HMS.
• Traveling to schools daily in a state vehicle
• Ability to work in Health Department Dental Clinics as needed.
• Examines patient’s mouth and dentition and charts any pathologic disorders.
• Performs all tasks allowable by Florida Statute including dental prophylaxis, SRP, exposure of x-rays, application of topical fluoride and sealants and delivery of local anesthesia by injection if certified
• Maintain patients records though EHR (HMS, Eaglesoft).
• Attends and participates in dental health unit staff meetings.
• Ensures that equipment and instruments are sterilized and maintained.
• In a courteous and accurate manner, informs public of clinic procedures and CHD services, and refers to other agencies as needed.
• Complies with security policies and guidelines.
• Instruct patients/parents (guardians) in oral hygiene utilizing appropriate aides.
• Maintains material knowledge up to date as provided by manufacturers.
• Appropriately maintain state equipment and instruments through lubrication, sterilization and daily cleaning.
• Accurately document records as instructed by dentist and the CHD Standard Operating Procedures.
• Handles Behavior Management cases as dictated by the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry
• Accurately enters patient information into approved electronic health record
• Travel to all clinics as requested.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of dental hygiene and public health principles, practices, and techniques. 
• Ability to work with clients and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to plan and evaluate services provided.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to teach and demonstrate preventative health care and basic health care.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Knowledge of dental procedures, expanded functions, dental materials, dental terminology, and behavior management.
• Knowledge of Electronic Records and digital radiographs.
• Skills on preparation of dental materials, skills on sterilization and infection control, skills on equipment maintenance.
• Skills on delivery of expanded functions, skills on record keeping, computer skills, skills on efficient patient flow.
• Ability to communicate with children, parents, co-workers, in general. 
• Ability to avoid and resolve conflict in a professional manner. Incumbent covers clinic in the Pinellas County area.
• Ability to drive to satellite clinics.

 

Qualifications:

Minimum – 

• Licensure as a Florida Dental Hygienist in accordance with