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Registered Dental Hygienist For Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Employer
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Location
Abu Dhabi
Posted Date
Jan 31, 2025
Reference
1027216
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Specialty
Internal Medicine
Position Type
Permanent
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Job Details

This position is responsible for cleaning teeth, examining patients for oral diseases such as gingivitis, and providing other preventative dental care to patients. In addition, this position is responsible for educating patients on ways to improve and maintain good oral health.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Reviews and updates patients medical history
  • Performs intraoral and extraoral examinations and records in chart
  • Takes radiographic x-rays as directed by the dentist
  • Removes calculus and plaque (hard and soft deposits) from all surfaces of the teeth
  • Applies preventative materials to the teeth (ie: sealants and fluorides)
  • Makes impressions of patients' teeth for study casts
  • Teaches patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health
  • Counsels patients about good nutrition and its impact on oral health
  • Performs oral prophylaxis
  • Elects appropriate healthcare method and instructs patients on oral hygiene and care method
  • Performs cross cover duties as a Dental Assistant
  • Performs any other duties, as assigned

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience:
  • Completion of bachelor's degree in dental hygiene with Two (2) years of experience post qualification

Or
  • Completion of diploma in dental hygiene (minimum two (2) years course duration with Four (4) years of experience post qualification

Certification and Licensure
  • Hold a valid DOH, DHA, or MOH license

Job Specific Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to work independently
  • Sufficient manual dexterity to handle and operate various dental equipment
  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Proficient in the use of Pcs and spreadsheets
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to speak and write in English is required

Company

Cleveland Clinic is one of the world's largest and busiest health centers. Patients come to Cleveland Clinic from all over the world. We offer advanced treatment for all illnesses and disorders of the body. We enjoy a strong reputation for outstanding quality care. U.S News & World Report has declared that we are the number two hospital in the country. In cardiology and cardiac surgery, we lead the nation.

Our Heart Center has been ranked number one in America for 21 years in row in U.S. News and World Report. Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute and Digestive Disease Institute are ranked very near the top, and our specialties of orthopaedics, otolaryngology, nephrology, neurology/neurological surgery, rheumatology, pulmonary, endocrinology, gynecology, ophthalmology and geriatrics are each among America's ten best in their fields.

Other specialties noted for national excellence include cancer and psychiatry. Cleveland Clinic Children's offers highly specialized pediatric care in a family-centered atmosphere. It has been ranked the best children's hospital in Ohio by Child magazine.

Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 as a not-for-profit group practice, integrating clinical and hospital care with research and physician education. In addition to our Cleveland location, we have Cleveland Clinic Florida, with a unified medical campus in Weston, Florida, offering the full spectrum of care.

Cleveland Clinic has more than 3,000 salaried physicians on staff, representing approximately 120 specialties and subspecialties. In 2015, they provided a total of 6.62 million visits. Patients came to us from across America and from more than 180 nations. We also lead an extensive system of community hospitals in Cleveland called the Cleveland Clinic Hospitals.

This system is made up of Cleveland Clinic and Fairview Hospital, Lutheran Hospital, Marymount Hospital, Euclid Hospital, Hillcrest Hospital, Medina Hospital, South Pointe Hospital, Akron General Hospital and the soon to open Avon Hospital. With 4,450 staffed beds, Cleveland Clinic Hospitals offers broad geographic coverage, a full continuum of care, improved quality and lower cost of care to Northeast Ohio residents.

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