Registered Dental Hygienist
Registered Dental Hygienist
Dr. Leslie Anthony seeks a dynamic Registered Dental Hygienist to join her dedicated team in taking care of a wonderful family of patients. This is a great opportunity if you are looking for a supportive, fun, friendly environment and would like to become a long-term part of a patient- centered practice. We are open Monday - Thursday, treating patients from 7 am to 3 pm and would consider someone either 3 or 4 days a week. We also offer a very competitive wage and benefits package.
Please call 406.752.8161 for details, or email your resume to lesliebanthonydmd@gmail.com to apply today.
Responsibilities:
- Using dental instruments to clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums.
- Looking for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph nodes under patient chins for signs of tenderness or swelling.
- Noting and reviewing patient medical history.
- Using probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease.
- Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists.
- Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machine.
- Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues.
- Exposing and developing x-ray film.
- Sharpening and sterilizing dental instruments.
- Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care.
- Applying fluorides and other dental decay prevention agents.
- Working with dentists and dental assistants.
- Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities.