Dental Hygienist - CarolinasDentist

About the Practice:

Looking for something different? CarolinasDentist- Porters Neck is the right place for you! But we aren’t just looking for anyone. We’re seeking an energetic, relationship-based, and self-driven team member to join our team. Our team provides next level patient care, state of the art dentistry, 5-star patient experiences while offering competitive pay and benefits along with work/life balance. We enjoy quarterly team outings, weekly check-ins, energetic morning huddles and encourage engagement from all our team members. Look no further, you’ve found the right place to call your work home!

 

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 and educate patients about oral hygiene/health/disease as well as procedures and services offered.
• Perform clinical hygiene functions including, but not limited to: exposing/evaluating diagnostic x-rays, taking and recording blood pressure, adult/child prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and co-assessing possible restorative treatments with the doctor.
• Determine needs and perform sealant placement, Arestin, and fluoride treatments as needed.

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:38-43Requisition Number:2024-13179