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Dental Hygienist

Clinic

Class Description #1224

Grade 18 Non-exempt

Revised 03/05/2024 

 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the supervision of the Dental Office Manager/Dental Hygienist, the purpose of the position is to provide professional prophylactic and preventive dental services for patients in a Clinic setting.

 

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Performs complete dental prophylaxis utilizing hand instrumentation and / or ultrasonic scaling at MTC or at the local schools. (Cleans, scales and polishes patient’s teeth along with periodical therapy, including scaling, root planning and tissue curettage where indicated.)

 

Licensed to administer local anesthetic to dental patients. 

 

Applies topical fluoride treatments to patients 3 – 18 years of age and special adult cases.

 

Application of sealants when indicated.

 

Provides oral hygiene instructions for the patients.

 

Takes digital x-rays.

 

Makes entries in electronic dental record.

 

Updates dental chart and medical history in patient’s dental file as required.

 

Follow infection control, HIPAA, and OSHA guidelines.

 

Cleans hand pieces, motors and instruments after use by each patient.

 

Sterilizes instruments prophy angles and other dental equipment in the autoclave/statim.

 

Follows equipment maintenance and safety protocols.

 

Prepares appropriate instruments for next patient.

 

Conducts oral hygiene classes and screening in the school, conducts and /or participates in community prevention projects as scheduled.

 

Keep up-to-date with new dental hygiene practices-products-infection control

 

Takes impressions for study models or partial repairs.

 

Must be able to deal tactfully with patients undergoing treatment in stressful situations.

 

Must be able to explain fundamentals of dental care and oral hygiene to patients and work cooperatively with the dentist and other clinic personnel.

 

Performs related duties as directed.

 

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Graduate of an accredited school of Dental Hygiene; training involving principles, methods and techniques of oral hygiene and dental examination; sterilization, maintenance and the use of dental instruments required in the performance of oral prophylaxis; experience in routine periodontal therapy, including tissue curettage; Licensed within the state of Wisconsin to practice Dental Hygiene.

 

 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Candidates shall be subject to a Caregiver background check.

Candidates selected for hire will be subject to a drug test and employment will be contingent on results of said test.

 

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

 

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise.  Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives.

 

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to persuade, convince, influence, train, and monitor, in favor of a desired outcome.  Requires ability to sell.  Requires ability to act as a lead person. 

 

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, calibrate, tune and synchronize, and/or perform complex rapid adjustments on equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials need to perform essential tasks.

 

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.

 

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may require ability to utilize principles of fractions and/or interpret graphs.

 

Functional Reasoning: Requires ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.  Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.

 

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

 

BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS

Must be able to work in a properly collegial relationship with co-workers.  Must be able to interact with other departments within the Tribe in the spirit of compromise.  Must be able to take on additional responsibilities in a spirit of cooperation and teamwork.  Must be able to maintain an atmosphere of trust, fairness and respect and be mutually supportive with co-workers.  Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality.