Registered Dental Hygienist

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) – Specialist PracticeLocation: Louisville, KYSchedule: Full-Time - 4 days a week - Fridays offFull BenefitsGreat compensation and bonusWe are a premier specialist dental office in Louisville dedicated to complete and total patient dental care. We do some very life-changing cases. We need a hygienist. We aren't looking for a standard hygiene churn-and-burn. We are looking for a clinical partner who enjoys the nuances of specialty care—someone who can manage long-term maintenance programs, coordinate with our specialists, and make complex treatment plans easy for our patients to understand.What You'll Do (Responsibilities)Specialized Care: Provide high-quality periodontal maintenance, scaling, and root planing, and assist with complex post-operative care.Clinical Collaboration: Work hand-in-hand with our doctors to ensure seamless hand-offs and consistent patient education.Documentation: Maintain precise clinical notes and charting within our practice management software.Patient Education: Translate complex specialist treatment plans into actionable home-care advice that patients can actually follow.Workflow Efficiency: Maintain a sterile environment and assist in maintaining the flow of a fast-paced specialist schedule.What We Need (Requirements)Licensure: Active Kentucky Registered Dental Hygienist license in good standing.Experience: 5+ years of experience. (While general experience is great, experience in a specialist setting is preferred.)Technical Skills: Proficiency in digital radiography and [Specific Software/Equipment].Soft Skills: A calm, empathetic demeanor. Our patients are often coming in with complex dental issues; they need a clinician who listens as well as they scale.Communication: Ability to confidently discuss periodontal health and systemic links with patients.Why Join Us?Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive compensation, commensurate with experience.Benefits: Very competitive benefit package which includes paid medical, 401k match as well as bonuses.Culture: We prioritize a supportive, non-toxic work environment where the doctor/hygienist relationship is built on mutual respect.