Dental Hygienist

Dental Hygienist Opportunity at Harbor Health

Great Hours, Great Mission, Great Team Your Next Dental Hygiene Role Starts Here at Harbor Health!

Sign on Bonus of $2500 Offered!

Bring your talent and passion for oral health to a growing, innovative community health organization. Harbor Health is seeking a dedicated Dental Hygienist to join our Dental team at the Harbor Community Health Center in Plymouth. Flexible schedule, strong support, and fantastic benefits await (even at 20 hours weekly)!

We are open to part time or full time (20-40 hours), and will work with your needs!

Role

The Dental Hygienist provides patients with preventive, educational, and therapeutic services supporting total health for the control of oral diseases and promotion of oral health. Duties include assisting the dentist; review of medical history and medications; aiding in the detection of oral diseases or conditions; performing certain clinical procedures and providing patient education and reviewing treatment plans.

Responsibilities:

• Takes and records vital signs and reviews medical chart for medications, medical history and allergies for procedures.
• Performs and properly documents oral exams such as oral cancer screening, preliminary examinations, periodontal charting, evaluates occlusion and parafunctional habits, screens for orthodontic, periodontal, etc., and charts dental restorations, etc.
• Instructs patient on proper dental care including proper diet, brushing, flossing, adjunct tools, fluoride rinses and makes recommendations for fluoride prescriptions and antibacterial agents; records instructions given in the medical record.
• Performs authorized procedures such as but not limited to sub-gingival and supra-gingival scaling, root planning and curettage, application of fluoride varnish and topical anesthetics while accurately recording treatments in the medical record.
• May perform dental assisting duties as needed such as infection control, triage of emergency patients, and set up and breakdown of operations before and after patients.
• May be required to work at other Harbor sites as needed.

Requirements:

• Associate's, Bachelor's or Master's degree in Dental Hygiene from an accredited program
• Limited License Eligible Dentist with an interest is preventative oral health services may also be considered, previous dental hygiene experience preferred
• Current Massachusetts Dental Hygiene license or Massachusetts Limited License for Limited License Eligible Dentists
• Anesthesia permit L required or Registered Dental Hygienist preferred
• MCSR(Mass Controlled Substance Registration) required for Limited License Eligible Dentists
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers) Certification required
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Dental Hygienist in a professional clinical setting required, 3 years of Dental Hygiene experience preferred
• 2 years of Dental Assisting experience may be substituted for 1 year of experience as a Dental Hygienist.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement.

When determining actual base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, years of relevant experience, education, training, and other factors as permissible by law). As such, most offers will not be at the top of the salary range.

Sign on bonus: half on hire and remainder at 90 days in good standing, former employees of HHSI not eligible.

Schedule may include an evening until 8:00 PM or rotating Saturday. Part time to full time, minimum of 20 hours up to 40 hours weekly