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Dental Hygienist
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$32 - $40 an hour
Full-time
- SUMMARY: Under the general direction of the Chief Dental Officer, the Dental Hygienist performs dental prophylactic treatments and instructs individuals and/or groups in the care of their teeth and mouth.
- The dental hygienist is responsible for primary preventive dental education.
- Provides preventive clinical services including but not limited to oral hygiene education, nutritional counseling, prenatal advice, smoking cessation encouragement and post-operative instructions to patients, sealant application, oral hygiene education, baby bottle tooth decay prevention and education, radiographs, topical fluoride applications, impressions, and polishing of restorations.
- Assists in maintaining and updating the Radiation Safety Program annually and assists in maintaining and monitoring all dosimeter badges.
- Develops various oral health education programs for Dental Hygiene Month, Children Dental Health Month, groups in the community, schools, boys and girls clubs, the County Health Department and Head Start and other programs upon the request of the Chief Dental Officer.
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