Registered Dental Hygienist, Rdh - 2125402

DCS Clinical
Antioch, IL, US
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION TYPE : Dentistry

SPECIALTY UNIT : Registered Dental Hygienist - RDH

LOCATION : Antioch, IL

JOB TYPE : Full-Time

Pay Rate : 40-45 hr

Job Description :

We are seeking a highly skilled Dental Hygienist who would like to work with a team-oriented practice that focuses on building long lasting relationships with our patients.

The RDH promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies;

charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Job Benefits :

  • Medical benefits
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Paid Time Off

Responsibilities :

  • Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
  • Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession;

exposing and developing radiographic studies.

  • Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents.
  • Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers.
  • Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions, providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.
  • Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records.
  • Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions;

troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies;

verifying receipt of supplies.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications;

establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Requirements :

  • License / Certification : Registered Dental Hygienist Required
  • CPR Certification
  • Local Anesthesia and Nitrous certification
  • 14 days ago
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