Dental Hygienist

Description

Heritage Health is hiring a PRN Dental Hygienist to deliver high-quality, patient-centered oral care while partnering with dental teams to improve access and outcomes for our community

In this role, you will support high-quality, community-focused dental care by providing comprehensive oral health services within the scope of licensure, including preventive, periodontal, and educational interventions. You will work collaboratively with dentists and dental assistants to complete imaging, document patient conditions and treatment plans, and help ensure a smooth and supportive transition for patients to the dental scheduling team.

What You'll Love About Working Here:

Purpose-Driven Work: Be part of an organization dedicated to enhancing lives and building healthier communities.

Supportive Culture: Experience a fun, collaborative, and encouraging team environment where your contributions are valued.

Growth & Collaboration: Work alongside talented professionals who are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and community partners.

Requirements

The Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of an accredited dental hygienist program required.

• Active Idaho dental hygienist license required.

• BLS certification required.

• Must be able to secure credentialing through identified agencies.

• Effective oral and written communication skills required.

• 1 year of work experience as a dental hygienist preferred.

• Previous experience working with under-served population preferred.

Your Essential Duties:

• Remove tartar, stains, and plaque from teeth.

• Perform scaling, root planning, and selective polishing for patients as diagnosed by dentist.

• Apply and administer local anesthetic agents as needed.

• Administer fluoride treatment as needed.

• Apply sealants to help protect teeth.

• Take diagnostic x-rays to determine extent of any decay and disease.

• Document areas of existing restorations, enter and treatment plan decay and other pathoses as diagnosed by dentist.

• Update medical history of patient, highlighting significant information for dentist's review.

• Instruct patients on oral hygiene technique, answering patient questions, and providing other educational information relevant to oral hygiene.

• Practice universal precautions and follow infection control procedures.

• Assist in maintaining instruments and equipment.

• Ensure accurate patient documentation including, but not limited to health history, consent forms, and referrals.

• Assist Dental Sterilization Technician, Dental Assistants, and Dentists as needed.

• Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team to coordinate with patient’s medical providers.

• Maintain familiarity of and comply with all Heritage Health policies and procedures, OSHA, HIPAA, and state regulations.

• Attend and actively participate in all required meetings and in-services.

• Promote positive interpersonal relationships with fellow employees, dentists, and patients.

• Able and willing to help dentist with anesthesia.

• Demonstrates strong leadership skills and promotes teamwork.

• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.