Dental Hygienist.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for providing hygiene treatment to patients of all ages.

SPECIFIC DUTIES :

Patient Management
• Review daily schedule with the administrative assistant for hygiene patients
• Work with administrative assistant to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency
• Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary
• Accurately chart each patient’s periodontal health
• Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis to patients
• Perform scaling, root planning and selective polishing for patients as appropriate
• Polish restorations
• Administer local anesthetics ( if licensed, if not dentist will do)
• Place medicaments sub gingivally (under the gumline) for periodontal disease treatment
• Take radiographs of patients as prescribed by dentist
• Apply cavity-preventative agents, such as fluorides and sealants
• Communicate with patients in an understandable and professional way
• Check on patient comfort during treatment and help allay patient anxiety
• Accurately and appropriately record provided treatment
• Teach proper oral hygiene techniques to patients
• Counsel patients on oral health, including the role of nutrition
• Perform other tasks assigned by the dentist

Treatment Room Management and Sterilization:

• Check treatment room for cleanliness and make necessary changes
• Check and turn on treatment room equipment
• Gather and review patient charts for the day
• Clean treatment room at the end of the day and turn off equipment
• Maintain a supply inventory for hygiene treatment
• Review, select and submit orders for patient education materials for the practice
• Submit supply orders to business manager once a month or as necessary
• Properly discard all disposable items from each visit
• Assemble soiled instruments and place in sterilization area
• Clean treatment room surfaces with disinfectant solution
• Pre-soak soiled instruments in a disinfectant
• Sort and package instruments by tray for proper sterilization
• Load, activate and vent the sterilization unit according to manufacturer’s directions
• Store instruments and trays in appropriate places
• Records Management
• Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with office policies and procedures and
• applicable legal requirements, such as the HIPAA privacy and security regulations
• Accurately record medical and dental histories
• Accurately file patient information
• Arrange patient charts
• Assist in the administration of the recall system
• Office Participation
• Be an active participant in team meetings
• Promote team concept by interacting with others in the office

REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 1-2 years of experience as a Dental Hygienist
• Certificate/Diploma in dentistry
• Familiar with intraoral cameras screening
• Must be registered with the Medical Dental Council (MDC) in the Cayman Islands
• Willing to work on Saturdays
• Orthodontic/Invisalign experience will be appreciated