Dental Hygienist - Contract - Nassau County - Part and Full-Time - FlexStaff Careers : Job Details

Job Description Assists the dentist at chair-side during routine and special procedures, coordinates and performs all special patient procedures and for the critical review of same. Responsibilities:

• Performs all duties permitted by New York State Law for a dental hygienist including, but not limited to, prophylaxis and scaling; root planning; exposing radiographs; topical fluoride application; taking medical history, measuring vital signs, and recording vital signs; charting cases and periodontal conditions as an aid to treatment by the dentist etc
• Performs chair side dental assisting
• Prepares the operatory prior to seating patient
• Sets up instruments consistent with the procedure to be performed
• Escorts patients to and from the operatory
• Assists the dentist by suctioning, reflecting tissues, passing instruments, handling and preparing dental materials and medicaments
• Develops and files dental x-rays and maintains developing equipment and supplies
• Cleans, bags, and sterilizes instruments used and is responsible for tray set-ups
• Performs all responsibilities for chairside dental assisting
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Dental Hygiene, required.
• Current License to practice as a Registered Dental Hygienist in New York State required
• Certification as a Dental Assistant (CDA) by the Dental Assisting National Board, preferred.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required

*Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).