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Dental Hygienist - choose your own schedule

GoTu

Hamden, CT
1 day ago
$53.00 - $62.00

Job Description

Join GoTu as a Dental Hygienist and enjoy the flexibility to choose your own schedule while making a positive impact on patients' dental health. Work on your terms with competitive pay and comprehensive support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies
  • Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients
  • 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 visits by evaluating patients' oral health
  • Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins
  • Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening and examining gums
  • Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents

Required Qualifications

  • Active dental hygiene license in CT
  • Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
  • Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
  • Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral health care practice

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice & OAI/workers compensation insurance for all temporary placement shiftsFull control over when and where you work and how much you are paidGuaranteed pay if an office cancels within a certain periodNo monthly or annual minimum work requirements