Dental Hygienist Needed In HUTCHINSON, MN Starting October 27, 2023

<ul><li><p>Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.</p></li><li><p>Prepares treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.</p></li><li><p>Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient.</p></li><li><p>Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.</p></li><li><p>Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.</p></li><li><p>Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient’s oral health.</p></li><li><p>Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.</p></li><li><p>Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession and exposing and developing radiographic studies.</p></li><li><p>Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents.</p></li><li><p>Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations, cleaning, and polishing removable appliances.</p></li><li><p>Places, carves, and finishes amalgam restorations.</p></li><li><p>Removes cement from crowns and bridges.</p></li><li><p>Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers.</p></li><li><p>Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions and providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.</p></li><li><p>Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories and charting in patient records.</p></li><li><p>Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.</p></li><li><p>Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.</p></li><li><p>Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.</p></li><li><p>Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.</p></li><li><p>Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.</p></li><li><p>Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.</p></li></ul>