Job Responsibilities
Offers consultation, technical assistance and evaluation to local health departments regarding Oral Health grants requirements and management.
• Maintains close working relationships with local health departments and communities as assigned.
• Provides onsite quality assurance for grantees and other school based providers.
• Scans the environment for opportunities to provide consultation regarding state oral health programs within local communities.
Maintains fluoride surveillance of community water systems in compliance with the mandatory water fluoridation statute.
• Compiles, analyzes and reports water system fluoridation status. This is achieved through cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and local health departments.
Promote on-going and comprehensive oral health programs for school children by providing consultation, initiating fluoride mouth rinse programs where indicated, supplying toothbrushes, mouth rinse and educational materials as adjuncts to oral health programs.
• Advising in such matters as oral health education, dental sealants, protective mouth guards, dental emergencies and to promote dental exams as noted in School Code 27-8.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in public health or a related field plus two years of dental hygiene experience in a public health or a related field.
- Requires possession of an Illinois license as a Registered Dental Hygienist.
Preferred Qualifications
- Two years’ experience providing consultation and technical assistance regarding Oral Health grants.
- Two years’ experience with fluoride surveillance of community water systems.
- Two years’ experience promoting oral health programs for school children providing toothbrushes, mouth rinse and educational materials.
- Two years’ experience offering technical assistance to community based health service agencies and various entities.
- Two years experience participating in planning and promoting statewide oral health programs and initiatives.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
- Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.