Oral Hygienist

SUMMARY:
A leading aesthetic dentist is looking for an Oral / Dental Hygienist in the Fourways area,

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• HPCSA registered
• Formal education

• Prepares treatment room for patient 
• Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping 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

• Use of dental technology
• Dental health maintenance
• Infection control
• Health promotion and maintenance
• Bedside manner
• Creating a safe, effective environment
• Listening
• Teamwork
• Administering medication