Description
Keele & Sheppard Dental office is seeking an enthusiastic and collaborative Dental Hygienist for full-time role. Our teams speaks over 10 languages and we work as a family to achieve our goal which is state of the art patient care, utmost staff and patient satisfaction and retention. Please see below the job description:
Dental hygienists
- Conduct patient screening and oral health assessments, including taking vital signs and documenting patient medical and health history
- Take dental impressions
- Take and develop X-rays
- Perform preventative dental procedures such as teeth cleaning, scaling, gum stimulation and fluoride and sealant applications
- Provide oral care instructions such as oral hygiene procedures, strategies to maintain and improve oral health and on the impact of nutrition on oral health and educating patients of all ages
- Provide post operations instructions to patients and assist the front staff in booking next appointment
- Consult with dentists on patient care
- Supervise dental assistants in their health care functions
- Sterilize dental instruments effectively
- May participate in community- or school-based oral health initiatives such as oral screening.
Qualifications
Dental Hygiene Diploma
Must have cleared the National Dental Hygiene Certification Exam
Valid Ontario board License to practice