Dental Hygienist

Company: Cascades Center for Dental Health
Location: Sterling
Posted on: November 11, 2024

Job Description:

About the Practice:At Cascades Center for Dental Health - Sterling, we have a fast-paced, state of the art technology, one stop office, quality care, energetic and hardworking, self-motivated, sociable, and able to build a strong rapport, confident to think outside the box, Willing to accept failures, and learn from them, as well as successes. Work like a team- be a family. Our passion is to provide our patients with world class comprehensive care in a timely, efficient, and comfortable environment by our highly trained team of dental professionals who love what they do.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.Salary Range: $57-$63 Requisition Number: 6

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