Dental Hygienist

Summary About the Position: This position is located at the 59th Medical Wing - Joint Base San Antonio - Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center; Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Responsibilities Perform specialized dental hygiene procedures on patients with or without topical/local anesthetics. Perform various advanced and specialized oral prophylactic and preventive dental hygiene procedures on patients to include, ambulatory and non-ambulatory, medically, mentally, physically compromised, and dental phobic patients. Plan and carry out dental hygiene treatment according to patient needs coordinating independently with medical/dental personnel as necessary. Administer topical anesthetics and/or local ...