DENTAL HYGIENIST

The School of Dentistry's Department of Orofacial Sciences' Periodontology clinic is comprised of nine residents and four to five faculty. The clinic is supported by two registered dental assistants and one registered dental hygienist.

The Registered Dental Hygienist will provide clinical support to the Periodontology clinic at Parnassus. The individual will work under the supervision of licensed periodontists and dentists. S/he will perform dental care tasks focused on maintaining and monitoring the periodontal and oral health of patients through clinical work such as periodontal maintenance, scaling and root planing, periodontal charting, oral health screening/examination, performing treatment procedures, and teaching oral hygiene care to patients. This also includes charting/updating patients' medical and dental history, patient conditions, treatment procedures and comments; maintenance of equipment; and setting up and cleaning operatories. Expected to see patients on his/her own and direct their own tasks.