Dental Hygienist

About the job

Heritage Health is hiring a per diem dental hygienist for its medical and dental clinic in Coeur d'Alene. The hygienist provides preventive, periodontal and educational care and works with dentists and dental assistants on imaging, documentation and handing patients off to scheduling.

What you'll do

• Remove tartar, stains and plaque, and perform scaling, root planing and selective polishing as the dentist diagnoses
• Give local anesthetic and fluoride treatments and place sealants
• Take diagnostic x-rays to find decay and disease
• Record existing restorations and chart decay and other findings the dentist diagnoses
• Update medical histories and point out important details for the dentist
• Teach patients good oral hygiene and answer their questions
• Follow infection control and universal precautions and help maintain instruments and equipment
• Coordinate with patients' medical providers as part of an interdisciplinary team

What you need

• Completion of an accredited dental hygienist program
• An active Idaho dental hygienist license
• BLS certification
• Able to complete credentialing with the required agencies
• Good spoken and written communication

Preferred

• One year of experience as a dental hygienist
• Experience working with underserved populations

Schedule

• Per diem