Registered Dental Hygienist

We have an environment where employees enjoy coming to work. We work hard, but at the end of the day, we feel a sense of satisfaction that we have helped to improve patients’ lives.

 What we offer:

Responsibilities:

• Work in partnership with the doctor to capture exam information to be used for treatment planning
• Work in partnership with the front office team to ensure that world class patient care is delivered and revenue targets are achieved
• Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests
• Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments
• Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient's oral health
• Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins
• Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit
• Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications:

• 1-2+ years experience as a hygienist preferred 
• Experience selling dental hygiene products, a plus
• Commitment to providing world class patient experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Reliable
• Positive and upbeat personality