Dental Hygienist

Responsibilities

• Direct Patient Care Plans and prepares oral prophylaxis, scaling, and root planning, and other preventative services for patients.
• Applies current knowledge of technical and clinical aspects of dental hygiene while treating patients.
• Provides education to patients on preventative and oral health care.
• Completes oral screenings and assessments of new patients and develops oral care plans.
• Reviews patient histories for proper precautions and records medical treatment in patient charts.
• Provides patient care to a minimum of four to five patients per day, depending on the demands of the schedule.
• Works with the patient scheduler to ensure patients are aware of their appointment, making pre- and post-follow-up calls.
• Works with referring dental offices to serve incoming patient needs as well as existing patients.

Requirements

• Associates degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three years of experience in a dental clinic.

Qualifications

• Dental Hygienist License.
• More than three years of experience in dental clinic.
• Local anesthesia or nitrous oxide certification.
• Knowledge of infection control and OSHA compliance.
• Experience working in high volume educational institute.
• Advanced knowledge of dental terminology.
• Experience seeing a minimum of four to five patients per day.
• Knowledge of statistical evaluation techniques, scientific writing, and scientific research.
• Knowledge of equipment, materials, standardized procedures, and recent developments in dental hygiene.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
• Up to 12-15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs and release time.
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more.
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee.
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees.