Dental Hygienist

*_JOB DETAILS_*
*Department:* Dental Clinic
*FTE:* 0.6 (48 hours per pay period)
*Workdays:* Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
*Shift(s):* Days
*Shift Length:* 8 hours
*Sign-On Bonus:* $5,000*
/*Sign on bonus is available for eligible external candidates (current employees, contract/temporary workers, and former employees returning to HHS within one year are ineligible)./
*Purpose of this position:*Under general supervision, performs work of moderate difficulty in performing clinical hygiene procedures.
*_RESPONSIBILITIES:_*
* Performs complete prophylaxis including scaling, root planning, soft tissue curettage and polishing of fillings. Perform mechanical polishing to clinical crowns not including instrumentation. Removal of calculus by instrumentation must be done by the dentist or dental hygienist before mechanical polishing
* Performs preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding structures to include case histories, perform initial and pe...