Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Job Description

WHY JOIN US

At Park Dental Specialist, we believe nothing is more important than the well-being of our patients. Our practice was built around the concept of providing the best care, technology and atmosphere.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance – all staff scheduled to work ≥ 30 hours per week
  • Prescription Drug Plan
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Vision Insurance – all staff scheduled to work ≥ 20 hours per week
• Life, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and AD&D – all staff scheduled to work ≥ 20 hours per week
• Pet Insurance – all staff scheduled to work ≥ 20 hours per week
• 401(k) - all staff
• PTO (paid time off) – all staff
• Paid Holidays – all staff scheduled to work ≥ 20 hours per week
• Bereavement – all staff (staff scheduled to work ≥ 36 hours per week is paid)
• Jury Duty – all staff

JOB OVERVIEW

• Location – 1960 Lincoln Park West, Chicago, IL 60614
• Pay – $45.00-60.00 per hour
• Schedule – PT or FT hours available

Job Responsibilities

• Provide a positive experience throughout the entire patient interaction; from contacting to greeting, seating and completing their in-clinic visit

• Exhibiting excellent customer service to create a positive patient experience and ensuring all treatment is provided with an awareness of individual patient’s needs and concerns
• Removing calculus deposits, accretions, stains, and cement from supra and sub-gingival surfaces of the teeth
• Performing deep periodontal scaling, including root planning when prescribed
• Completing extra-oral and intra-oral cancer exams and feeling lymph nodes on head and neck area to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer
• Examining teeth and attachment to locate periodontally-recessed tissue and signs of periodontal disease prior to exam by dentist
• Charting conditions of decay and disease for treatment as diagnosed by dentist assisting during examination

Job Requirements 

• State of IL hygiene license

If you’re looking for a long-term career with a supportive team, we encourage you to apply today!

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