Dental Hygienist

World Class Smile Center

 

This is our office! At the World Class Smile Center we all work as a team to provide the best care for our patients. Our ultimate focus is on periodontal health with an emphasis on cosmetic reconstruction. At the World Class Smile Center we believe in having a great time, while working hard and together as a team. The office has the most awesome setting. It is in the Alameda Marina with the most unbelievable view you can imagine. With the water and boats every where you look, it is the best place to work in the whole East Bay! Plan a visit to see for your self.

-Dr. Richard B. Marill



Job Purpose:

 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.



Duties:Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.

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.

Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.

Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

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 professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed and is available at times when not busy by helping other team members and also by assisting front desk personnel with the task of calling and confirming patients.



Skills/Qualifications:

 

Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Bedside Manner, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Listening, Teamwork, Administering Medication, Thoroughness, Self-Development

 

 

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