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The Dental Hygienist position is in the Dental Section, Operative Care Line, located in Broward VA . As a Dental Hygienist, you will perform a wide variety of interventions which contribute to the overall oral health of Veterans. The work requires a professional knowledge of the field of dental hygiene and the biomedical sciences that relate to dentistry Sets up operatory for planned dental procedure and cleans dental unit for timely turnover. Provides routine oral prophylactic care to include application of fluoride solutions. Provides gross debridement, deep scaling, and curettage and root planning procedures. -Exposes radiographs as prescribed. Also include provides Nutritional and Tobacco counseling and caries risk assessments. Manages the periodontal prevention monitor and reports re