We are continuously expanding our diverse team of dental professionals and support staff. If you enjoy working as part of a team that has patient care as your core focus, this could be the right opportunity for you.
Dental Hygienist Job Responsibilities:
1. Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
2. Prepares the treatment room for patients by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.
3. Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patients.
4. Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
5. Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
6. Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient’s oral health.
7. Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
8. Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
9. Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations, cleaning, and polishing removable appliances.
10. Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions and providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.
11. Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories and charting in patient records.
12. Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
Dental Hygienist Qualifications / Skills:
1. RDH
2. Registered with the Dental Council of Ireland
3. Use of dental technology
4. Dental health maintenance
5. Infection control
6. Health promotion and maintenance
7. Creating a safe, effective environment
8. Teamwork
9. Administering medication
10. Self-development
To apply for this position, please email your CV, along with a cover letter explaining why you think you would fit our team to: reception@corkdentalcare.com
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