Job Summary

Kids Care Dental and Orthodontics is expanding, bringing a lifetime of happy smiles to children and adolescents across Northern and Southern California. At Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics we don’t just care for smiles, we create them. We believe when kids grow up enjoying the dentist, healthy teeth and gums will follow. So we’ve set up a different kind of dental practice that delivers fun, not fear. Our caring, high-energy team values the opportunity to work hard and help each child realize a lifetime of happy smiles.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures.

• Review and update the patient’s health history; chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance.

• Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.

• Assess and evaluate patients through the exam, patient records, and patient’s medical history to assist in the diagnosis of dental hygiene problems, disease, and efficacy of administered treatment plans.

• Recognize early signs of periodontal disease; chart restorations and notate areas of concern.

• Develop and present treatment plans.

• Educate and motivate patients on proper oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures.

• Work chairside with the Dentist as needed, assist the doctor in hygiene examination.

• Maintain hygiene handpieces and instruments in good repair and sufficient supply.

• Adhere to strict safety guidelines and procedures to OSHA and office standards.

• Must always represent the practice in a professional, pleasant, and cooperative manner.

• Maintain regular attendance and adhere to assigned work schedule and office policies.

• Always maintain the highest level of confidentiality to HIPAA standards.

Qualifications:

• CA State RDH License

• Excellent personal skills

• Background in pediatric dental hygiene preferred

• Be kind, be positive!

• Genuinely warm and friendly

• Knowledge of Dentrix software & experience working in a paperless office preferred