Dental Hygienist (Union)
š Location: Union, New Jersey
Full-Time | Competitive Salary + Benefits
About Us:
At Genuine Smiles Professional Association (PA), our mission is to help our Patients achieve their best smile through personalized care.
What We Offer:
- A mission-driven, inclusive environment focused on both individual and collective success.
- Opportunities for professional development to help you reach your career goals.
- Access to tools, mentorship, and resources tailored to elevate your proficiency and contributions.
Key Responsibilities:
The Dental Hygienist will help to treat patients and promote good oral health practices and will conduct initial patient screenings, cleaning teeth (e.g. removing plaque) and advising patients on oral health and preventative care. Will also assist the Dentist(s) to decide treatments for teeth or gum diseases and handle dental emergencies.
Must be reliable and able to build trust with patients of all ages and have deep knowledge of relevant health and safety rules and a good eye for oral diseases and anomalies. You should also have a steady hand and great bedside manner.
Other duties and responsibilities include:
- Perform routine dental cleanings (prophylaxis), scaling and root planing, and apply preventive materials such as sealants and fluoride.
- Conduct oral cancer screenings and periodontal evaluations.
- Take and interpret dental X-rays as required.
- Educate patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and the importance of oral health as it relates to overall wellness.
- Review and update patient medical histories and document all procedures in the electronic dental record (e.g., Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Eaglesoft).
- Assist in developing individual care plans based on the dentist's diagnosis and patient risk factors.
- Maintain a clean and organized operatory environment; ensure all instruments are properly sterilized according to OSHA standards.
- Collaborate with dentists and other clinical staff to provide excellent patient care.
- Support scheduling follow-up appointments and maintaining hygiene recall system.
Required Key Competencies:
To excel in this position, candidates must bring a commitment to inclusivity, transparency, and growth.
Mission Critical Skills:
- Customer Focus:
Gains insight into customer needs; builds establishes and maintains effective customer relationships.
- Action-Oriented:
Displays a can-do attitude in good and bad times; steps up to handle tough issues.
- Communicates effectively:
Strong communication skills to distribute unbiased, easily understood information to diverse audiences.
- Tech Savvy:
Readily learns and adopts new technologies.
Education/Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent qualifications.
- Knowledge of and/or Dental experience preferred.
- Working knowledge of MS Word Suite, insurance claims processing and records management.
- Knowledge of Dental-Specific Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software (Dentrix, Eagle Soft, Curve Dental etc)
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