$38.00 hourly
Macoupin County Public Health Department
Gillespie, IL, USA
Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner (PHDH) *Department: Dental* *Reports to: Dental Director* *Non-Union Position* This is dental work at the practitioner level in the care and treatment of the teeth and gums of patients in the Macoupin County Dental Health Clinics and/or mobile units. Employees in this position provide educational, preventative and therapeutic, and intra-oral services. Employees perform hygienist duties independently, such as examining teeth and other oral structures, cleaning teeth, applying sealants, and topical fluoride and performing radiological procedures under the collaborative of a General Dentist. Employees additionally maintain records of dental treatment. Employees may be assisted by support staff in the dental clinic. Employees in this position must work at multiple health centers and/or mobile units and on varying shifts as assigned based on health center needs and must work independent of the collaborating dentist. Staff in this position must...