Hygienist

Purpose: To preform a thorough prophylaxis and identify and treat the periodontal condition. 

Dream Hygienist: To become fully trained as Hygienist, mastering all duties and tasks assigned within 90 days post-employment start date and during the duration of employment. 

Our Ideal Hygienist is:

• Empathy toward patients and team members

• Individuals that take initiative

• Clinical excellence

• Friendly, comfortable environment for patients and team members

• If you are on time, you are late

• Fearless to forward progress and change

• Results oriented

Duties to be preformed:

• Prepare and sterilize operatories for patient treatment

• Restock operatories with supplies

• Auditing patient charts ahead of time to best utilize patient appointment time & review the individual patient’s history/treatment needs

• Review health history and update medications with patients

• Take radiographs according to office standards

• Take itero scan annually on each patient

• Perform oral prophylaxis, including, ultrasonic, hand-scaling, polish and flossing

• Review oral health instructions with all patients

• Apply fluoride and Cervitec treatment

• Use the laser on patients when necessary

• Apply pit & fissure sealants

• Evaluate gingival and overall oral health

• Diagnose periodontal disease and gingivitis to determine customized treatment plans for periodontal conditions according to office standards

• Perform scaling and root planing – ensuring that consent form is signed prior to treatment

• Perform head/neck oral cancer screenings

• Administer anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide

• Record all pertinent information in patient chart, including the day’s treatment, clinical findings and recommended treatment – all documentation is expected to be completed before the patient leaves and treatment plan is updated and reviewed with pt.

• Review perio chart and perio chart to the office’s standards (probe depths + full recession charted)

• Prompt the doctor during all exams and report findings 

• Schedule patients for their next recare or periodontal related treatment – checking to make sure that all family members are also scheduled for recare.

• Escort patient to front desk to schedule any restorative treatment and review estimated out of pocket responsibility. 

• Communicate with admin team any outstanding balances on the account.

• Maintains asepsis before, during and after all patient treatment.

• Escort patient in and out of operatory

• Assist in sterilization area as needed

• Perform downtime duties when no patient is scheduled.

• Track fluoride, cervitec, LBR, MI paste and additional added tx each day and complete end of day reports

• You are responsible to clean your room. Complete AM and PM checklist. 

  • Daily – trash is taken out, room is stocked, chair is clean

  • Weekly – dust baseboards, cabinets and tv stands, clean floor