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Dental Hygienist - choose your own schedule
$110,240 - $128,960/Yr
Gotu - Trumbull, CT
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Trumbull, CT
About the position
The position of a registered dental hygienist at GoTu offers professionals the flexibility to choose their working hours, locations, and pay rates. This role is designed for hygienists seeking to work on their own terms, whether to find a permanent position, earn extra income, or enhance their skills. GoTu provides a supportive platform for dental hygienists, ensuring they have the necessary insurance and guaranteed pay for their shifts.
Responsibilities
- Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
- Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, seating, and draping patients.
- Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
- Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patients' oral health.
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening, feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession, and exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents.
Requirements
- Active dental hygiene license in CT.
- Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology.
- Understanding of HIPAA regulations and ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
- Excellent communication skills to educate patients on oral healthcare practices.
Benefits
- Malpractice & OAI/workers compensation insurance for all temporary placement shifts.
- Full control over when and where you work and how much you are paid for your services.
- No monthly or annual minimum work requirements for ultimate working flexibility.
- Guaranteed pay if an office cancels within a certain period, with at least 25% of the daily pay guaranteed.
- Ability to counter offer any available shift for more money or hours that work for you.
