Registered Dental Hygienist
About the role
Commonwealth Dentistry is looking for a Full Time or Part Time Registered Dental Hygienist for our Crozet office. You can navigate your future by partaking in the ultimate employee experience & building long lasting relationships with your patients and co-workers, by helping them SMILE. S- Sincerity (passion & excellence in everything we do) M- Mastery of skills with on-the-job training I- Integrity (doing the right thing all the time) L- Laughter & Love (bring Joy and laughter to work- happiness is always a choice) E- Excellent compensation, employee perks & benefits (competitive salary, medical, vision, dental, 401k, bonus plan & 100% paid for benefits such as telemedicine, short-term disability and life insurance). #ChangingLivesOneSmileAtATime A Dental Hygienist for Commonwealth Dentistry works together with our dentists to meet the oral health needs of our patients.
Responsibilities
- Assess dental condition and needs of patient using patient screening procedures, including medical history review, dental charting, and perio charting
- Delivers direct patient care using established dental hygienist procedures
- Takes patient vital signs
- Performs routine treatment procedures, such as cleaning and polishing
- Takes radiographs required for diagnosis of treatment needs by the dentist
- Applies sealants and fluorides
- Electronic record keeping
- Documents patient dental history and chief complaint
- Records and reports pertinent observations
- Teaches patients how to prevent tooth decay and gum disease through proper diet and oral home care
- Cleans and sterilizes instruments
- Completes Treatment Plan as prescribed by the dentist
- Reviews and explains treatment plan and associates fees with patient
- Ability to articulate and express patients concerns to dentist
- Primary treatment coordinator
- Ancillary