Azalea City Family Dentistry
Valdosta, GA, USA
*Dental Hygienist Job Description * Dental Hygienist Reports to: the Dentist *PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES * Responsible for providing hygiene treatment to patients *SPECIFIC DUTIES* *Patient Management* * Review daily schedule with the administrative assistant for hygiene patients * Work with administrative assistant to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency * Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary * Accurately chart each patient’s periodontal health * Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis to patients * Perform scaling, root planning, and selective polishing for patients as appropriate * Polish restorations * Administer local anesthetics, if allowed by dental practice act * Place medicaments subgingivally (under the gumline) for periodontal disease treatment * Take radiographs of patients as prescribed by dentist * Apply cavity-preventative agents, such as fluorides and sealants * Communicate with patients in an understandable and...