Hygienist Position, Kokomo, IN

PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF JOB: The Dental Hygienist implements appropriate standard of care therapy, assists a Dentist in providing hygiene, periodontal, or dental care and treatment, provides dental hygiene assessments, creates treatment plans based on the Dentist’s diagnosis, and conducts oral and overall health care education and instruction to patients.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, so long as they do not impose an undue hardship upon the company.
TASKS
• Assess patients’ teeth, bone, and periodontal tissues indicating the presence of any abnormalities or suspected diseases or conditions.
• Bring to the immediate attention of the dentist any suspected lesion in the mouth or on the teeth.
• Thoroughly remove soft and hard deposits and extrinsic stain from teeth, using hand instruments, ultrasonic cavitron inserts and prophy handpieces.
• Instruct patients how to practice good oral hygiene; make recommendations as to appropriate products or devices for patients’ home care; and provide other health care education, as necessary.
• Perform prophylaxis in the absence of periodontal disease or gingivitis.
• Perform full mouth debridement, either as a first stage gingivitis therapy or to remove interfering calculus to further enable a more accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Perform root planning as a periodontal therapy.
• Preform intraoral/extraoral x-rays.
• Make recommendations as to patients’ recare interval and follow-up needs.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned and allowed under applicable state laws and regulations