Hygienist

Job Summary
We are currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Dental Hygienist to join our team in our Larne practice on Mondays. The successful applicant will provide private treatment options. Our practices are equipped with Digital X-Rays, SOE Practice Management Software and Rotary Endodontics.

Essential Criteria

• Diploma in Dental Hygiene
• Registered with the General Dental Council

Responsibilities
As a Dental Hygienist, your work will include:

• provide dental hygiene care to a wide range of patients
• obtain a detailed dental history from patients and evaluate their medical history
• carry out a clinical examination within their competence
• complete periodontal examination and charting and use indices to screen and monitor periodontal disease
• diagnose and treatment plan within their competence
• prescribe radiographs
• take, process and interpret various film views used in general dental practice
• plan the delivery of care for patients
• give appropriate patient advice
• provide preventive oral care to patients and liaise with dentists over the treatment of caries, periodontal disease and tooth wear
• undertake supragingival and subgingival scaling and root surface debridement using manual and powered instruments
• use appropriate anti-microbial therapy to manage plaque related diseases
• adjust restored surfaces in relation to periodontal treatment
• apply topical treatments and fissure sealants
• give patients advice on how to stop smoking
• take intra and extra-oral photographs
• give infiltration and inferior dental block analgesia
• identify anatomical features, recognise abnormalities and interpret common pathology
• carry out oral cancer screening
• if necessary, refer patients to other healthcare professionals
• keep full, accurate and contemporaneous patient records
• if working on prescription, vary the detail but not the direction of the prescription according to patient needs

Person Specification
You will need to show:

• An interest and ability in science, anatomy and physiology
• The ability to motivate clients to improve their dental hygiene
• Excellent communication skills to explain treatments and put patients at ease
• The confidence to handle equipment
• Good eyesight and steady hands for carrying out precision work
• The ability to concentrate for long periods
• Good teamworking skills