Registered Dental Hygienist

Job description – Registered Dental Hygienist:

Asante Dental Centre strives to provide exceptional patient care by providing a comfortable and relaxing dental environment with a friendly dental team supported by high-technology products to help improve patient experiences and provide an enhanced standard of dental care.

As an RDH at Asante Dental Centre, your duties will include:

• Managing patients from check-in to check-out
• Reviewing and updating health history with patients, taking blood pressure measurements as required, and documenting patient concerns for the doctor to review
• Explaining procedures that will be done and answering any questions that the patient may have regarding oral hygiene
• Showing before and after photos and patient education videos as required
• Being familiar with and able to explain services to patients, e.g., Digital x-rays, intraoral camera, VELscope, Invisalign, bleaching, etc
• Independently performing clinical procedures, including:
  • Taking and mounting digital intraoral and panoramic x-rays accurately
  • Providing scaling, root planing, and other treatments within the scope of training.
  • Provide anaesthesia as needed for hygiene treatments.
  • Providing each patient with periodontal evaluation and customized home care instruction
  • Polishing and fluoride treatments
  • Intraoral scanning
• Completing documentation of current day’s treatment including Akitu One Charting
• Chair side booking of patients for subsequent hygiene visits
• Complete responsibility for the tear down and set up of treatment rooms before and after every patient, including disinfection of non-sterilizable products or surfaces in the rooms.
• Handling all sterilization procedures, including the use of barriers as needed
• Providing patients with pamphlets and discussing dental treatment
• Asking patients for referrals and thanking them for choosing our office
• Making sure that the treatment rooms are clean and everything is put away before leaving for the evening
• Being able to work independently as a team member with limited direction and supervision
• Managing hygiene supplies and asking CDA to order as needed
• PROVIDING EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE