Dental Hygienist

Value Dental Boise and Blue Heron Dental Boise are seeking a part-time dental hygienist to join the team. This dental hygienist must be self-motivated to perform the highest level of preventative and periodontal care as well as promote the patient's overall oral health through fantastic communication skills with both the patient, the doctors, and the entire dental team.

Responsibilities:

• Counselling patients and keeping them calm during examination and treatment
• Screening patients, including conducting mouth and neck examinations and reviewing oral health history
• Educating patients on proper teeth and gum care and the importance of diet on oral health
• Taking X-rays and developing dental impressions and radiographs of teeth
• Sterilizing dental instruments and equipment
• Removing plaque, cleaning teeth and helping to prevent gum disease
• Supporting the Dentist on all aspects of dental care
• Staying current with the latest developments in dentistry
• Collecting medical and dental histories from patients
• Charting dental conditions based on observations and evaluations