Starting at $65,400 MAJOR FUNCTION Under the general supervision of a Dental Director, work closely with the dentist to diagnose, prevent and treat oral disease, performs clinical responsibilities in accordance with normal concepts and unifies services.  Perform dental functions in accordance with legal and judicial mandates; performs technical applications to meet state and federal standards and regulations; does related work as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS   Dental Prophylaxis:

• provide dental prophylaxis to patients who are new patients or established patients who are on our recall list.


• Prophylaxis defined as the polishing of teeth using a rotary instrument supra-gingivally.

Periodontal Treatment:

• treatment of periodontal disease is undertaken by the dentist/hygiene team.

The responsibilities of the hygienist are to:

• Chart the periodontal pocketing as a base...