Wanted: Temporary / Full-Time Dental Hygienist at a Psychiatric Center in Buffalo, NY 14213 For Minimum Six Months With Extension Beyond Highly Likely

Position: Dental Hygienist  

Introduction: One full-time dental hygienist is sought for a State psychiatric center in Buffalo, NY in zip code 14213. Work schedule is 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week, Monday-Friday, except holidays, per State schedule. Shift is 8:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m., Pay is $33.00/hr.

Scope of Work: The dental hygienist works as part of the dental delivery team. Personal (direct) supervision means that the dentist is in the dental office or facility and personally authorizes the procedure, and before the dismissal of the patient, personally examines the condition after the treatment is completed.

The duties of the facility dental hygienist may include the following:

·       Placing or removing rubber dam

·       Removing sutures.

·       Taking impressions for study casts (study casts shall mean only study casts as will be used for purposes of diagnosis and treatment planning by the dentist and for the purposes of patient education)

·       Placing or removing matrix bands

·       Applying a topical medication not related to complete dental prophylaxis

·       Placing and removing periodontal dressings

·       Selecting and pre-fitting provisional crowns

·       Taking impressions for space maintainers, orthodontic appliances and occlusal guards

·       Placing and removing temporary separating devices

·       Bleaching 

·       Procedures within the scope of a NYS licensed certified dental assistant. Removing calcareous deposits, accretions and stains including scaling and planning of exposed root surfaces indicated for a complete dental prophylaxis

·       Applying topical agents indicated for a complete dental prophylaxis

·       Removing excess cement from surfaces of the teeth

·       Providing patient education

·       Placing and exposing X-ray films

·       Performing topical anti-cariogenic agent applications, including but not limited to topical fluoride applications, and performing topical anesthetic applications

·       Polishing teeth, including restorations

·       Taking medical history including the measuring and recording of vital signs

·       Periodontal charting including pocket depths, recessions, bone levels, tooth mobility, furcation involvement

·       Charting caries and periodontal conditions as an aid to diagnosis by the dentist

·       Applying pit and fissure sealants

·       Applying desensitizing agents to the teeth

How to Apply

Submit your resume and preferably  a cover letter outlining your qualifications and interest in the role to Leonard Susman <lenmerrick@yahoo.com>  

today / as soon as possible.