P/T DENTAL HYGIENIST

***Contingent Upon Contract Award***

***This is a part time 1099 contractor position, 20hrs weekly***

Summary
The Dental Hygienist performs dental measures designed to preserve teeth and prevent the spread of oral disease.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
* The Dental Hygienist cleans calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums.
* Feels lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
* The Dental Hygienist feels and visually examines gums for sores and signs of disease.
* Examines gums to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
* The Dental Hygienist applies fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
* Charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
* The Dental Hygienist exposes and develops x-ray film.
* Makes impressions for study casts.
* The Dental Hygienist removes sutures and dressings.
* Administers local anesthetic agents.
* The Dental Hygienist places and removes rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations.
* Places, carves, and finishes amalgam restorations.
* The Dental Hygienist removes excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.
* Provides clinical services and health education to improve and maintain oral health.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements
* An Associate degree in dental hygiene from an accredited postsecondary institution or a two-year certificate program.
* Appropriate state licensure is also required.
* Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries, and diseases. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
* Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language.
* Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
* Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
* Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
* Knowledge of machines and tools using in the department including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance.
* Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
* Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.