Job Summary: Provides dental hygiene services, under the supervision of the Dentist, following the established protocols, including but not limited to: conducting daily dental hygiene clinic; establishing patient history through interview; establishes diagnostic impression; initiates arrangements for treatment. The hygienist will act as a resource for medical providers on all dental topics such as safety of radiographs and dental materials, untreated caries and periodontal disease in the mouth with respect to overall health, the interplay of diabetes and heart disease with dental health, the importance of oral health education and preventive services for young children and parents, the relationship between parental oral health and child oral health.
Essential Functions:
· Perform dental screening examinations and x-rays and interprets the results with assistance and supervision by the Staff Dentist.
· Performance all the Dental Hygiene services including Dental prophylaxis, Periodontal maintenance and Scaling and root planning
· Teach patients ways to maintain or improve their Oral Health
· See patients that are scheduled in their dental exam room
· See New Patient exams visits and do the dental cleaning at the same appointment when it is possible See patients by going into medical visits (to be determined on a daily and sometimes hourly basis) - being in moment by moment contact with Medical Assistants and medical providers to make entrance into medical visits
· See patients by accepting referrals on the spot from providers.
· Be flexible in communication styles with different providers and flexible in accessing times to see their patients
· The hygienist will have a high level of cultural sensitivity and compassion and awareness of financial burdens.
· Help connect patients with resources.
· The hygienist will have current skills to work with children and to do sealants.
· The hygienist will be Cavity Free at three trained and able to provide appropriate education and oral hygiene training for parents of young children.
· The hygienist will be on a planning team for care coordination and workflow planning.
· The hygienist will prepare their own set ups, clean up following services, and sterilize their own equipment.
· The hygienist will do administrative/receptionist work as needed including reminder calls, follow-up calls, and scheduling of patients as needed.
· Ensure appropriate documentation and maintenance of dental records.
· Assist the QI department in all HRSA requirements
· Comply with all OSHA, HIPAA and BLS Policies and procedures at MarillacHealth
· Perform other related job duties as assigned by the supervisor
Competencies:
• Dental acumen
