East Hartford Community HealthCare, Inc

Title:Dental Hygienist

Reports To:Dental Site Director

Department:Dental

Employment Status:Non-Exempt

General Responsibilities:

Provides prescribed dental hygiene/periodontal services to patients in a caring and professional manner. Performs all necessary oral preventive services including screening examination, radiographs, scaling, polishing, fluoride treatments, pit and fissure sealant, sub gingival root planning and curettage. Educate patients in the proper methods of oral hygiene and plaque control.

Required Qualifications:

  • RDH degree from accredited dental hygiene school
  • Licensure – State of Connecticut dental hygiene license
  • Minimum of one year clinical experience preferred
  • Interest in providing care to diverse patient population
  • Commitment to provide preventive dental care
  • Knowledge of foreign language (especially Spanish) is helpful

Significant Job Functions:

Clinical:

  1. Diagnosis and treatment planning in conjunction with the dentist of routine and emergency dental problems. Reviews and updates medical and dental history.
  2. To provide routine comprehensive and emergency dental treatment with emphasis on preventive care according to the State’s Dental Practice Act (See Appendix A). To provide the most appropriate services, based on patients dental, medical and financial status. To meet productivity targets quarterly based on an average of 8-10 patients per day.
  3. To maintain accurate documentation of all dental services, by completion of the electronic encounter form at the end of each visit and the electronic dental record by the end of each day.
  4. Assurance of strict compliance with safety and infection control standards. Assurance of continuous maintenance of dental facility and equipment.
  5. Participation in continuing education activities to improve clinical dental skills and education and to maintain proper licensure.

Administrative:

  1. Participates in assessment of dental services and quality assurance program.
  2. Maintains regular communication with the Dentist(s) and Dental Site Director.
  3. Maintains and evaluates an active recall system.

Physical Effort/Environment:

Requires good to excellent manual dexterity and fine motor coordination, good vision, physical mobility and flexibility; good reflexes, light lifting may be required, potential exposure to blood borne pathogens through direct patient contact. Must follow OSHA standards and UniversalPrecautions at all times.

Work Schedule Demands:

Full-time- 40 hours per week

Part-time/Per diem- as needed

Communication Skills:

Requires good verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff members daily. Good listening skills to understand patients. Good penmanship and clear concise writing skills for dental documentation.

Confidentiality of Information:

Access to and use of confidential patient dental and financial records daily. Confidentiality must be maintained according to East Harford Community HealthCare Inc. policies. I understand and accept all aspects of the above job description. To the best of my knowledge I am capable of performing the responsibilities outlined in the job description of Dental Hygienist.

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