As a dental hygienist within a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) and a Center for Special Dentistry (CSD), you provide specialized oral care to patients with complex medical, oncological, psychological, and physical care needs. You combine clinical independence with intensive collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. You have an eye for the patient as a whole and contribute to safe, high-quality, and appropriate oral care.
This role is versatile due to the combination of specialized treatments, complex patient care, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
What you do
- Assessing oral health, developing treatment plans, and independently performing, evaluating, and adjusting treatments
- Providing preventive, periodontal, and supportive oral care to patients with complex care needs
- Offering oral care related to oral and maxillofacial surgery, implantology, and head and neck oncology treatments, including pre- and post-operative care and wound care
- Guiding patients before, during, and after radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy, with attention to preventing, detecting, and treating oral health problems such as mucositis, pain
- Providing patient-centered information and instruction, tailored to individual capabilities and needs
- Identifying abnormalities, complications, and additional care needs and coordinating these in a timely manner with involved healthcare professionals
Profile
You are an experienced, independent dental hygienist with an affinity for complex patient care. You take responsibility for your treatments, work diligently and patient-focused, and actively seek collaboration with other disciplines.
- Qualified dental hygienist with extensive relevant work experience
- Able to independently assess oral health, develop treatment plans, and perform and evaluate treatments
- Affinity with special dentistry, OMFS, and patients with complex care needs
- Experience with or demonstrable interest in oral care related to surgical and medical treatments, including wound care and post-operative care
- Communicative, shows initiative, and actively contributes to improving the quality of care
Practical
You work in a large, multidisciplinary team providing specialized oral care. The patient group ranges from individuals with medical or physical vulnerabilities to patients who have undergone oral and maxillofacial surgery or head and neck oncology treatment. You collaborate closely with oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dentists, nurses, dental assistants, prevention assistants, a dental prosthetist, a psychologist, and polyclinic assistants.
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