Main Areas of Responsibility:
Under the direction of the Dental Director, the Dental Hygienist provides preventive dental services and oral health education to patients and gathers patient data for use by the dentist in diagnosis and treatment planning; the position promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, provides oral cancer screening, conducts radiographic studies.
Additional Areas of Responsibility:
Bachelor's degree from accredited dental hygiene program and NM State license to practice is required; six months to one year post-dental hygiene school experience is preferred; or any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education approved by Human Resources; New Mexico certification as a Dental Hygienist required; CPR certification required.