Dental Hygienist
Advantage Care Health Centers · Freeport, NY · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
About the role
The Dental Hygienist facilitates delivery of dental services by the dentist and/or resident staff.
Responsibilities
- performs dental prophylaxis on cooperative patients
- cleans calcareous deposits, accretions and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums using dental instruments
- feels lymph nodes under patients chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer
- feels and visually examines gums for sores and signs of disease
- examines gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease
- applies fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay
- charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist
- makes impressions for study casts
- may remove sutures and dressings
- may place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations
- may place, carve, and finish amalgam restorations
- may remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth
- may provide clinical services and health education or desensitization programs to improve and maintain oral health of children and adults that are mentally retarded, developmentally delayed or disabled
- may conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist
- monitors and distributes dental products
Qualifications
- Associates degree from an accredited college or university in dental hygiene required
- Bachelors degree preferred
- New York State licensure required
- 24 Continued Medical Education (CME) credits per credentialing cycle (2 years)
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Healthcare Provider CPR/AED Certification
- Familiarity serving persons with mental retardation, developmental delays or disabilities desirable
- Strong ability to support busy dental teaching program serving OMRDD population as well as developmentally delayed children required
- Strong Oral, Written, Organizational And Computer Skills Required
- Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and third party billing requirements preferred