Registered Dental Hygienist

Dental Hygienist

Ready to love where you work again? Join a practice that values people just as much as patients. Our established general dentistry office offers a supportive, drama-free environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally. We believe in teamwork, trust, and creating a culture where every hygienist feels appreciated and empowered to deliver exceptional care. If you're looking for a long-term homea place that offers stability, growth, and genuine appreciation for your skillsyou'll find it here.

Come be part of a team that sets the standard for excellence and truly enjoys what they do every day:

DAYS: Monday - Friday

HOURS: 8:00AM-5:00PM or 7:00am-4:00pm

Dental Hygienist Responsibilities:

• Using dental instruments to clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums.
• Looking for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph nodes under patient chins for signs of tenderness or swelling.
• Noting and reviewing patient medical history.
• Using probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease.
• Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists.
• Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machine.
• Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues.
• Exposing and developing x-ray film.
• Sharpening and sterilizing dental instruments.
• Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care.
• Applying fluorides and other dental decay prevention agents.
• Working with dentists and dental assistants.
• Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients.

Characteristics:

• Friendly
• Outgoing
• Easy Going
• Down to earth
• Professional
• Reliable
• Dependable
• Efficient
• Punctual
• Tidy
• Neat

Skill Set:

• Time Management
• Team Oriented
• Multi-Tasking

Requirements:

• Associate's degree from an accredited hygiene program.
• State hygiene license.
• Current CPR certificate.
• Current on Hepatitis B vaccination.
• Ability to administer local anesthetic agents.
• Able to use an x-ray machine.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.

Laser Experience/Familiar:

• Dentrix
• Ascend
• Dexis
• Laser
• Arestin
• Orthodontic Patients
• Invisalign
• PPO/FFS

Benefits:

• PTO
• Dental Holiday Pay
• 401K

A-Team Dental Staffing LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.