Dental Hygienist

Description:

Assists the dental team in delivering optimum age-specific prevention and curative periodontal and dental care for the Chugachmiut patient population. Performs hygiene services on infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. Reporting to the dentist, the dental hygienist will, under limited supervision, provide preventive dental care, including cleaning and polishing teeth and instructing patients on good oral hygiene habits. The Dental Hygienist will also provide chair-side assistance as needed and instruct patients in aftercare for dental treatments rendered.

Travel is required to the Chugachmiut communities to provide services.