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Dental Hygienist

Light Wave Dental Management
Full-time
On-site
Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

About the Practice

At CRCID-Greenbrier we love to have fun while we work! When you enter our state-of-the-art practice, you will always be greeted with a smile and will almost always hear SOMEONE laughing! We treat each other and our patients like family which helps make going to the dentist a little bit easier as a patient AND as a team member! We take having a positive environment and culture VERY seriously! If working somewhere you love with people you consider family sounds like a great opportunity, please apply!

Responsibilities

The dental hygienist is responsible for performing licensed hygiene procedures, educating patients, and management of the nonsurgical periodontal program as directed by the dentist.

  • Establish and maintain continued patient care relationships.
  • Verify/document patient health history and educate patients about oral hygiene/health/disease as well as procedures and services offered.
  • Perform clinical hygiene functions including, but not limited to: exposing/evaluating diagnostic x-rays, taking and recording blood pressure, adult/child prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and co-assessing possible restorative treatments with the doctor.
  • Determine needs and perform sealant placement, Arestin, and fluoride treatments as needed.

Qualifications

  • Dental hygiene certification from accredited dental hygiene school.
  • Current hygiene license where employed.
  • Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA, BLS and infection control training as required by law.
  • Experience with dental software.

Benefits Offered

As a key part of our patient care team, our dental hygienists are offered a substantial benefits package that includes health and dental benefits, long- and short-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with 4% matching, holiday pay and paid time off, CEs offered at no charge, positive work environment, and hygiene culture coaching.

Requisition Number

2024-13881