Registered Dental Hygienist - PT

Currently recruiting Dental Hygienists - PT in Oak Harbor, Washington , to work at the Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor. The Dental Hygienist will provide dental care to active duty military members.

20 hrs per week, Mon - Fri, 8 hr shifts between the hours of 6 : 30AM - 4 : 30PM.

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS OF THE DENTAL HYGIENIST :

• Associates Degree or Bachelor s Degree, depending on the program.
• Education : Successful completion of a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA).
• Certification : Certified in radiography.
• Experience : As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instructions.
• Show current competency (i.E. Within 2 years) as a dental hygienist.
• License : Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Dental Hygienist.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• U.S. Citizen (for access to Gov't computer systems).

DUTIES OF THE DENTAL HYGIENIST : Become familiar with and follow standardized (Navy) concepts of Phased Dentistry and Managed Care.

Perform a full range of dental hygienist procedures, within the scope of this statement of work, on site using government furnished facilities, supplies, and equipment.

Workload occurs as a result of scheduled and unscheduled requirements for care. Actual Dental Hygienist clinical activity will be a function of the overall demand for hygienist services.

• Review and complete preliminary dental examinations for new periodontal and recall patients. Oversee and manage periodontal patient recall programs.
• Review patient's medical and dental history for evidence of past and present conditions such as medical illnesses and use of drugs which may complicate or modify dental hygiene treatment.
• Examine teeth and surrounding tissues for evidence of caries, periodontal disease and then record findings.
• Inspect head and neck, examine mouth, throat and pharynx for evidence of disease such as oral cancer and / or soft tissue pathosis.
• Expose, develop and interpret radiographs to identify tooth structure, periodontal support and other abnormalities such as periodontal bone loss, periapical pathosis, caries, defective restorations, improper tooth contours and contact relationships.
• Refer suspected medical conditions, hard and soft tissue abnormalities, caries, periapical and periodontal pathosis and traumatic or suspicious lesions to the dental officer for evaluation.
• Perform pit and fissure sealant applications.
• Develop dental hygiene treatment plans for patients including assessment of the problem, type and extent of treatment required and sequence of appointments to complete treatments.
• Perform complete oral prophylaxis and non-surgical periodontal treatment on ambulatory patients using ultrasonic and hand instruments.
• Perform subgingival scaling, root planing and curettage under local anesthesia administered by a dental officer and perform topical fluoride applications.
• Polish teeth and apply disclosing solutions, fluorides, desensitizing agents and other topical medications to the teeth for the purpose of controlling caries and dentinal hypersensitivity.
• Maintain patient records in accordance with Joint Commission and Dental Treatment Facility (DTF).
• Comply with applicable quality assurance standards for preventive dentistry.
• Instruct patients, individually and in group seminars, in proper oral hygiene using a variety of aids such as models of teeth, slides, toothbrushes, floss, disclosing tablets, mirrors, interproximal brushes and rubber tips.
• Explain causes of caries and periodontal disease to patients and the importance of nutrition in maintaining dental and systemic health.
• Clean and maintain instruments and insure their sterility.
• Treat acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.
• Assist in Oral Diagnosis Sick Call to include exposing and developing periapical, bitewing and panoral radiographs.
• Provide oral prophylaxis, preventive dentistry procedures and non-surgical periodontal therapy to active duty military personnel and eligible beneficiaries.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS :

• Competitive starting salary
28 days ago