Mendota Dental Associates – Mendota Heights, MN 55118
Contact Wendy Sawyer
PT Dental Hygienist – Wed & Thurs ALL DAY with Option of Friday 1/2 Day AM – Clinic Hours 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Health Insurance available with an average of 20+ hours worked weekly
Get Your Foot in the Door NOW! More hours planned to be available this Fall – Adding Chair time
Tired of Working for a Corporate Controlled Office that Schedules Patients on 30 minute Intervals? OR NEW Graduate just Starting to keep up with a Full Schedule? We ARE Family OWNED & OPERATED for OVER 30 years & We intend to stay that way
BETTER PATIENT/HYGIENST RELATIONSHIP with ONE-ON-ONE CARE! We DO NOT run our office like a mill – NO ASSISTED HYGIENE WHERE YOU ONLY SCALE PATIENTS ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE ALL DAY LONG!
HYDRIM INSTRUMENT WASHER FULLY CLEANS AND DRYS INSTUMENT CARTERAGE BEFORE AUTOCLAVE (2 AVAIABLE) AND STATUM HYDRIM - REPLACES NEED FOR ULTRASONIC – NO MORE WAITING TO DRY BEFORE WRAPPING INTRUMENT CARTERAGE
Our beautiful modern 8 operatory office with Amazing Views is seeking a Registered PT Dental Hygienist to join our team. Located in the Village of Mendota Heights, we are equipped with state of art technology including digital DEXIS radiographs, BRAND NEW - NewTom CT and Panoramic, SoPro Life intraoral cameras, CEREC Omnicam (Same Day Crowns), Hydrim Instrument cleaner, 2 DIFFERENT 3D printers (used for models and guards) and paperless charting. User friendly OPEN DENTAL Software.Visit our office at MendotaDental.com
WHY ARE WE DIFFERENT? EACH HYGIENSIT HAS 2 ROOMS WITH A CAVITRON IN EACH ROOM TO WORK FROM EACH DAY and our APPOINTMENT TIME IS A FULL 60 MINUTES
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? AN EXTRA ROOM MEANS YOU ARE ALWAYS ON TIME! NO MORE STRESS TURNING YOUR ROOM AROUND FOR THE NEXT PATIENT
Competitive Hourly Pay & Paid Time Off
SAFE and SECURE Location Day and Night
Incredible Doctor and Friendly, Helpful Teammates
Paid Meetings, Charting Time and Setup/Clean up time
Quick and Easy Access to Freeway – 35E, 62 & 494 -Live almost anywhere!
Free Underground Parking – No More Scraping Car in the Winter!
Scrubs Provided – You Pick Your Brand! – In-House Laundry
10% Some Shops and Restaurants at the Village of Mendota Heights
Caribou Coffee in the Same Building Complex
1 Hour Lunch Break in Fully Equipped Corner Window Lunchroom or at Market Square Park near the Fountain Plaza directly in Front of Building – Permanent Table and Chairs available
Dental Hygienist Job Responsibilities:
Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.
Dental Hygienist Job Duties:
Prepares treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.
Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing and seating patient.
Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient's oral health.
Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies.
Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents.
Cleans and polishes removable appliances.
Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers.
Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit and scheduling appointments.
Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records.
Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
Administers local anesthetic and is nitrous certified.
Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; requesting repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Calls patients on recall list to encourage patients to schedule as recommended.