Hygienist at Smile360 Dental Specialists

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

Summary

• The Dental Hygienist is the key preventive service provider of the Practice. This team member motivates, educates, and provides excellent care to the patient. Under indirect supervision, the Dental Hygienist will remove hard and soft deposits from teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease.
• He or she will educate patients on oral hygiene, provide preventative dental care, take and develop X-rays, or apply fluoride or sealants. By discovering and documenting areas of failure, both periodontally and restoratively, he or she facilitates the dentist’s diagnosis and treatment recommendations.

Essential responsibilities
Others may be assigned:

• Welcome and seat patient cheerfully.
• Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures.
• Review and update patient’s health history; chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance.
• Clean calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums using dental instruments, including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal disease
• Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
• Assess and evaluate patient through the exam, patient records, and patient’s medical history to assist in the diagnosis of dental hygiene problems, disease, and efficacy of administered treatment plans.
• Recognize early signs of periodontal disease; chart restorations and notate areas of concern.
• Develop and present treatment plans.
• Capture x-rays, process, download and mount for the doctor to view; capable of interpreting x-rays independently.
• Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease; communicate findings to patient and doctor.
• Selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth, as needed.
• Educate and motivate patient on proper oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures.
• Work chair side with Dentist as needed, assist doctor in hygiene examination.
• Schedule appropriate re-care appointments.
• Assist hygiene assistant in sterilization duties.
• Maintain hygiene hand pieces and instruments in good repair and sufficient supply.
• Must always represent the practice in a professional, pleasant, and cooperative manner.
• Must maintain regular, consistent and punctual attendance in accordance with assigned schedule and time off policies.
• Always maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Must be comfortable seeing and able to maintain a professional demeanor and attitude while working around blood and smells that may be unpleasant.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Minimum of Dental Diploma / Dental Hygienist Certification from a recognized Dental School.

Competencies:

• Ability to perform basic dental procedures
• Ability to use initiative and make an informed judgment
• Ability to use the computer
• Must be able to work both independently and cooperatively in team settings.
• Very good time management skills.

Person Specification:

• Passionate
• Problem solver
• Focused and patient
• Attentive to details
• Ability to manage pressure
• A team player.

Salary
N100,000 / month