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Dental Hygienist
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Posted 16 days ago
About the Role
About the Position: This position is located at Naval Base Health Clinic Mayport. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
What You'll Do
- →Perform various dental prophylaxis and provides therapeutic care in cases of acute gingivitis and periodontal disease around natural teeth, dental implants, and the periodontium using a variety of hand scale instruments and ultrasound equipment.
- →Administers local anesthesia by infiltration when authorized and credentialed with proper licensing under the direct supervision of a Dental Officer.
- →Takes intra-oral impressions to prepare study models.
- →Completes all preparation for dental hygiene treatment and preliminary dental examination, using knowledge of infection control procedures and Occupation Safety and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines.
- →Performs postoperative care, provides oral hygiene instructions and educates patients on daily oral home health care and administers professional fluoride treatment.
- →Using knowledge of dental and oral anatomy, physiology, histology, radiology, nutrition, principles and techniques of preventive dentistry.
- →Completes preliminary dental examinations using knowledge of dental and oral anatomy, physiology, histology, radiology, nutrition, and ability to maintain dental records.
Requirements
- ✓Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
- ✓For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 4de08e51-484a-49a7-a059-91e22512db46
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