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Maternity Leave - Commencing February 3. 2020 - 12 months Dentistry on Light Street, located in Woodstock, Ontario, is seeking a full-time Dental Hygienist. We have wonderful newly renovated premises and we offer a competitive salary and regular hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a one hour unpaid lunch. No evenings or weekends!!! Duties * Perform clinical treatments using established dental hygienist procedures as assigned by the dentist * Develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients * Educate patients and families of dental care * Maintain patient's dental documents including patient reactions, laboratory procedures and follow-up on results * Assess patient's dental condition and needs utilizing patient screening procedures * Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist * Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease * Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments * Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer * Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth * Place, carve, and finish amalgam restorations * Administer local anaesthetic agents * Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay. * Expose and develop x-ray film * Remove sutures and dressings * Place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations * Provide clinical services and health education to improve and maintain oral health of school children as assigned * Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth * Make impressions for study casts * Prepare patient care areas * Prepare reports and assists with patient reception, telephone calls, routine triage, and other office duties * Perform other duties as assigned such as take impressions and radiographs and carry out some minor treatments under supervision once qualified * Participate in meetings, providing input and suggestions * Participate in continuing education activities as required

We have an immediate opening for an experienced Hygienist to work on Mondays in our busy practice in Woodstock. Dentistry on Light Street has recently undergone the construction of large addition, and boasts state-of-the-art equipment, and large treatment rooms. On Mondays you will work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a one hour unpaid lunch break (1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.). You will have the opportunity to work with our three dentists and our terrific team of front desk staff, dental assistants and dental hygienists!