Hygienist / Dental Therapist at Choice Dental

Choice Dental is an organization that prides itself in providing dental services that meet international standards, using state of the art equipment. We are particular about delivering a remarkable customer experience, therefore adopting the best practices and procedures in dental care provided by a team of sufficiently trained professionals. Although preventive dentistry is our core, we offer a full range of services ranging from early tooth decay detection to full mouth reconstruction.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Hygienist / Dental Therapist

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Essential Responsibilities
Others may be Assigned:

• Welcome and seat patients cheerfully.
• Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures.
• Review and update patient’s health history; chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance.
• Clean calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments, including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal disease
• Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
• Assess and evaluate patient through exam, patient records, and patient’s medical history to assist in diagnosis of dental hygiene problems, disease, and efficacy of administered treatment plans.
• Recognize early signs of periodontal disease; chart restorations and notate areas of concern.
• Develop and present treatment plans.
• Capture x-rays, process, download and mount for doctor to view; capable of interpreting x-rays independently.
• Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease; communicate findings to patient and doctor.
• Selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth, as needed.
• Educate and motivate patient on proper oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures.
• Work chair side with Dentist as needed, assist doctor in hygiene examination.
• Schedule appropriate re-care appointments.
• Maintain hygiene hand pieces and instruments in good repair and sufficient supply.
• Fitting orthodontic headgear, facebows, tooth separators and bonded retainers
• Taking impressions
• Placing brackets and bands on teeth
• Giving advice on appliance care
• Must be comfortable seeing and able to maintain a professional demeanor and attitude while working around blood and smells that may be unpleasant.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Associate's Degree from ADA accredited dental hygienist school; Current State Licensure; CPR Certification; Preferred one-year dental experience.
• Certified in anesthesia and/or Sedation, if appropriate.

Competencies:

• Ability to perform basic dental procedures
• A high level of manual dexterity (be good with your hands)
• Good eyesight
• Good physical health
• A friendly and sympathetic approach with a calm, confident and reassuring manner
• An ability to relate well to a wide range of people
• Ability to use initiative and make informed judgments
• Ability to use the computer
• Must be able to work both independently and cooperatively in team settings.
• Have very good time management and organizational skills to manage the administrative aspects of the job.

Salary
N66,000 - N130,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
31st May, 2022.