**Hygienist**

**Description**

**University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus**

**Department: SDM-Diagnostic Sciences and Surgical Dentistry**

**Job Title: Hygienist**

**Position #:00750795 - Requisition #:40059**

**Job Summary:**

Key Responsibilities:

+ Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis to patients
+ Perform scaling, root planing and selective polishing for patients as appropriate
+ Administer local anesthetics, if allowed by dental practice act
+ Place medicaments subgingivally for periodontal disease treatment
+ Take radiographs of patients as prescribed by dentist
+ Maintain a supply inventory for hygiene treatment
+ Review, select and submit orders for patient education materials for the practice

**Work Location:**

Onsite

**Why Join Us:**

**Why work for the University?**

+ Medical: Multiple plan options
+ Dental: Multiple plan options
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