Dental Hygienist

Position Summary

The Dental Hygienist provides preventative oral care under a generalized supervision. The Dental Hygienist performs all duties within the scope of practice of dental hygiene including but not limited to subgingival and supragingival scaling, root planning, coronal polishing, administering local anesthetic, exposing radiographs, placing sealants and chemotherapeutics agents, inspecting the oral cavity for abnormal tissue, taking alginate impressions, and assisting the dentist as necessary.

What You’ll Do

• Perform oral prophylaxis and/or root planning to dentition via supra and subgingival scaling using hand and/or ultrasonic instruments, coronal polishing (as needed), and head/neck/oral cancer screenings.
• Affixes sealants, SDF, fluoride varnish, or other chemotherapeutic agents in collaboration and as prescribed by dentist.
• Exposes radiographs in collaboration and as prescribed by the dentist.
• Performs periodontal assessment, caries assessment, and all required/appropriate document charting while collaborating with the dentist.
• Maintains surveillance over Nitrous Oxide.
• Affords assistance to the dentist and/or other team members when necessary or as time permits.
• Cleans and stocks operatory and maintains equipment as needed.
• Provides oral health (and systemic health correlation) education, explains treatment plans, and treatment options to patient.
• Reviews patient health history and takes blood pressure and pulse vitals.
• Promotes universal precautions and other sterilization and infection control procedures.
• Provides information to callers regarding patient care as directed by dentist.

What You Bring

• Graduate of an accredited Dental Hygiene program
• Current Nebraska Dental Hygienist license
• Local anesthetic certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality

Why Join Us

• Meaningful, community-focused work
• Opportunity to serve diverse populations across the lifespan
• Collaborative public health environment
• Autonomy in a non-traditional clinical setting