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Registered Dental Hygienist
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- Job DetailsDescription Registered dental hygienists are assigned duties and responsibilities which involve licensed professional work in providing dental hygiene services.
- A registered dental hygienist implements appropriate standard of care therapy, assists a dentist in providing hygiene, periodontal or dental care and treatment, provides dental hygiene assessments, treatment planning with a dentist, and conducts oral and overall health care education and instruction to patients.
- Duties and Responsibilities Administer local anesthesia (Under Direct Supervision of dentist present in facility – hygienist must have successfully completed continuing education or received training on this treatment as part of an accredited dental hygiene program to administer).
- Administer nitrous analgesia (Under Direct Supervision of dentist present in facility – hygienist must have successfully completed continuing education or received training on this treatment as part of an accredited dental hygiene program to administer).
- Use lasers to perform intrasulcular periodontal procedures or tooth whitening procedures, provided the dentist and hygienist have successfully completed a board-approved course in laser proficiency with the Academy of Laser Dentistry.
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