Dental Hygienist (RDH)

Full-Time Dental Hygienist

ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers are a national network of dental implant centers founded in 2005 to provide innovative dental implant care to patients across the United States. Driven by a collective desire to improve the lives of prospective patients, ClearChoice helps people reclaim their health, smile and confidence. Beyond restoring teeth, this is about people getting their lives back. Come help us write the next chapter of our story!

Are you a highly skilled Dental Hygienist who would like to work with an innovative implant company offering top compensation and benefits?

Job Purpose:

Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Duties:

• Work in partnership with the doctor to capture prosthodontic exam information to be used for implant treatment planning
• Work in partnership with our Sales Consultants to ensure that world class patient care is delivered and revenue targets are achieved
• Prepares treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols
• 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, from beneath gum margins, around abutments and restorations of implant crowns/bridges and around abutments and beneath full arch fixed implant restorations
• Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gingiva and oral/peri implant mucosa using probes to locate periodontal and peri implant disease; and, to assess levels of recession; taking digital radiographs
• Cleaning and polishing removable appliances
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
• Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of experience as a hygienist
• Dental implant experience strongly desired particularly with fixed full arch prostheses
• Commitment to providing world class patient experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Professional appearance
• Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance
• Creating a Safe, Effective Environment
• Listening, Teamwork, Thoroughness, Self-Development

Benefits:

We offer an excellent base salary - $53-58/hour. $3,000 Sign On Bonus