Dental Hygienist - Commonwealth Dental Clinic

About the Practice:

Commonwealth Dental Clinic is a fast paced and high energy office located in the beautiful downtown Roanoke.  Our goals are to provide excellent patient care and having them leaving with a wonderful smile.  If you have great communication skills, ready for teamwork, are hardworking and strive for excellence we are ready to add you to our team. 

Job Description:

Are you a focused yet energetic Registered Dental Hygienist seeking a new challenge while supporting your community? If do, we want you to apply ! 

At Commonwealth Dental Clinic, we strive to provide excellent extraction and denture services to the Medicaid and self-pay community . If you’re looking to make a change from general dentistry and a one year or many years experienced hygienist, we’d love an opportunity to tell you more about the position. As a hygienist with Commonwealth Dental Clinic, you will be asked to support numbing, medication reconciliation medical history intake and review only. You’ll have monthly bonus potential, competitive pay, and full benefits plus a fun energetic atmosphere . There is no other dental practice quite like ours! 

Responsibilities:

The dental hygienist is responsible for performing licensed hygiene procedures, educating patients, and management of the nonsurgical periodontal program as directed by the dentist.

• Establish and maintain continued patient care relationships.
• Verify/document patient health history. 
• Perform clinical hygiene functions such as, numbing patients, taking and recording blood pressure.
• Determine post operative needs 

Qualifications:

• Dental hygiene certification from accredited dental hygiene school.
• Current hygiene license where employed.
• Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA, BLS and infection control training as required by law.
• Experience with dental software.

Benefits Offered:

As a key part of our patient care team, our dental hygienists are offered a substantial benefits package that includes health and dental benefits, long- and short-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with 4% matching, holiday pay and paid time off, CEs offered at no charge, positive work environment, and hygiene culture coaching.

Salary Range:$42-45 per hourRequisition Number:2024-13134