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Dental Hygienist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 56 days ago
About the Role
The dental hygienist provides direct patient care and receives guidance from higher-level or supervisory staff members for only the most complex patients and requires only general supervision from a dentist. Dental Hygienists perform a wide variety of interventions which contribute to the overall oral health of Veterans. The work requires a professional knowledge of the field of dental hygiene and the biomedical sciences that relate to dentistry.
What You'll Do
- →The dental hygienist complies with guidelines and policies set forth by the Dental Service, the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, VHA policy, and VA statutes and policy.
- →Hygienist duties: Handles and pre-cleans critical and semi-critical dental equipment, handpieces, instruments and accessories in accordance with RME SOPs and Infection Control guidelines.
- →Handles instruments safely, accurately, and efficiently.
- →Provides routine oral prophylactic care to include application of fluoride solutions Provides gross debridement, deep scaling, and curettage and root planning procedures Cleans dental prostheses, fixed, and removable Manages dental recall system, referring patients to the doctor for additional care.
- →Applies desensitizing and sealant materials as needed.
- →Makes impressions for fluoride carrier trays.
- →Manages behavior and stable medically compromised patients.
- →Maintains patient confidentiality according to HIPAA with written and verbal information.
- →Assists more than one dentist when required by the clinic.
- →Charts findings, treatment plans, and treatment provided in patient records Radiography: Performs the full range of dental radiography with both analog and digital systems.
- →Takes radiographs of inpatients and outpatients according to prescription, including periapical, bitewing, occlusal, panoramic, cephalometric, facial series, mandibular series, and temporomandibular joint tomographs.
- →Correctly positions the patient and the film/sensor to achieve proper radiographic angles and diagnostic quality.
- →Protects the patient from unwanted radiation exposure by correctly utilizing a variety of lead shields.
- →For analog systems develops, fixes, washes, dries and mounts radiographs using both manual and automatic processors.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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