Serves as staff dental hygienist performing advanced clinical techniques. Serves as instructor for any affiliated dental hygiene programs and coordinates the long term dental program in accordance with Joint Commission, national, local Medical Center Memoranda and Dental Service policies and procedures. Employee plans, coordinates, and conducts preventive oral health programs for various patient groups; develops and modifies instructional methods.
The Advanced Clinical Dental Hygienist provides direct patient care under the general supervision of the dentist and performs other clinical and clerical functions independently of direct supervision. Customer Service Shows courtesy, respect, and a positive attitude for patients, co-workers and the public. Provides assistance to customers with questions or concerns, provides service recovery.
Patient Care Provides long term dental assessments of all nursing home patients and initiates dental care with dentist when indicated. Sets up treatment room for planned dental procedure in accordance with national, local and Dental Service infection control guidelines. Cleans dental unit for timely turnover in accordance with national, local and Dental Service infection control guidelines.
Provides routine oral prophylactic care to include application of fluoride solutions Provides gross debridement, deep scaling, curettage and root planning procedures Manages dental recall system, referring patients to the dentist for additional care when needed Applies desensitizing and sealant materials Makes impressions for fluoride carrier trays Provides prophylaxes in complex restorative and prosthodontic cases which include multiple dental implants and full mouth rehabilitation/reconstruction Completes medication reconciliation, oral cancer screenings, dietary analysis for caries risk and comprehensive periodontal charting.
Provides advanced adjunctive treatment such as xerostomia treatment recommendations, sulcular lavage, placement of intrasulcular medicaments, placement of desensitizing agents and collaboration with other disciplines. Patient Education Prepares and provide elevated individual and group educational oral health care instructions specific to the Veteran's needs in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
Provides oral health care instructions to caregivers and to special needs populations Development of training materials and/or presentations to Veterans, staff members, dental residents and students within-and outside- the Dental Service.
Student Education Coordinate dental hygiene student rotations and mentor dental hygiene students during their rotations at the Medical Center Evaluates and prepares progress reports for each dental hygiene student as they exit the rotation Dental Imaging Images are characterized by diagnostic quality, accurately oriented and exposed Dental imaging safety techniques are utilized, and retakes are minimized Performs exposure of periapical, panoramic, cone beam computed tomography (CT), cephalometric, maxillary sinus and temporomandibular joint imaging studies.
Infection Control and Equipment Sterilization Demonstrates proper infection control procedures in setting up and cleaning up dental treatment room based on national, local and Dental Service infection control guidelines and policies Instruments are properly prepared for processing based on Sterilization Processing Service (SPS) and Dental Service standards and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Clerical Function & Information Management Assists patients in scheduling appointments Assists in filing gaps in the clinical schedule by calling patients and working with schedulers to ensure access to care and clinic utilization is maintained Maintains patient confidentiality per HIPAA with written and verbal information Follows computer security regulations Work Schedule: Intermittent, Monday-Friday 8:00AM- 4:30PM Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 25046-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $77771 – $101097/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-19.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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