Dental Hygienist
Dental Hygienist
Our client, a dental office located in Greensboro, NC is seeking a full time dental hygienist for their specialty dental practice. Potential candidate must be organized and a people person. Salary is commensurate with skills and experience.
Duties Include:
• Patient screening procedures; such as assessment of oral health conditions, review of the health history, oral cancer screening, head and neck inspection, dental charting and taking blood pressure and pulse
• Taking and developing dental radiographs(x-rays)
• Remove calculus and plaque (hard and soft deposits) from all surfaces of the teeth
• Applying preventive materials to the teeth (e.g., sealants and fluorides)
• Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing, and nutritional counseling)
• Counseling patients about good nutrition and its impact on oral health
• Making impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth used by dentists to evaluate patient treatment needs)
• Performing documentation and office management activities