LLD / Hygienist full-time/part-time

Essential Duties And Major Responsibilities

• Prepare operatory for patient care by cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining equipment, sterilizing, and sharpening equipment.
• Greet the patient, making them feel at ease and comfortable.
• Take and record medical and dental histories and update personal information in the patient’s chart.
• Expose and develop x-ray film.
• Make intra-oral impressions for study casts.
• Pour study models, trim, and make bleaching trays.
• Dispense bleach and inform the proper usage to patient.
• Perform full mouth periodontal probing or PSR on initial and appropriate subsequent visits.
• Record findings; note bleeding mobility, furcate involvement, and tissue tone in the patient’s chart.
• Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth supra and sub-gingivally.
• Scale, root plan, and perform periodontic maintenance cleanings, determine whether the patient needs a 3, 4, or 6-month recall.
• Apply fluorides and other decay-preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
• Polish and floss teeth.
• Remove excess cement from the coronal surfaces of teeth.
• Evaluate emergency patient’s oral issues.
• Provide clinical services and health education to improve and maintain oral health such as brushing, flossing, and other plaque control methods.
• Apply sealant to the surfaces of teeth per the diagnosis of the dentist.
• Prioritize activities and assignments as to their relative importance.
• Exercise care in the completion of work assignments and request direction when needed.
• Implement improvement measures and suggest ways to improve the efficiency of operation and working conditions.
• Attend all mandatory office and health center meetings.
• Work as part of a team and works at the Fitchburg Community Health Center as required.
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the health center mission.
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelors Degree in Dental Surgery or graduate from an accredited Dental Hygiene School.
• Meet the State of Massachusetts requirement for Limited License Dentists.
• Certified in CPR.
• Valid Massachusetts Limited License in Dentistry.
• Minimum of one (1) year of professional experience preferred.
• Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English.