Dental Hygiene Assistant

Dentistry for Children; Woodlawn (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental and Vision

Health Savings Account

401K

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Community Involvement

Job summary

Dentistry for Children Maryland - Woodlawn is seeking a Dental Hygiene Assistant to support our pediatric team. You will help with hygiene care, prepare rooms, assist with charting, take X-rays, educate patients, and sterilize instruments.

The role offers a team-oriented environment with a focus on quality care for children and a Thursday–Saturday schedule (with a Wednesday start). Benefits include PTO, holidays, health plans, 401K, and disability insurance.

Qualifications

• For children-focused care and team collaboration.
• Experience with hygiene procedures and charting is desirable.
• Certifications in polishing and x-rays are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with hygiene care including room setup and breakdown.
• Charting and taking X-rays under supervision.
• Patient education and sterilization of instruments.

Skills

Polishing Cert

X-ray Cert

Dental charting

Back-office exp

Communication

Multi-tasking

Team player

Attention to detail

Reliability

Growth mindset

Tools

Dental software

Digital charting

Job description

As a Dental Hygiene Assistant with Dentistry for Children Maryland - Woodlawn, you will play a vital role in ensuring children have lifetime of beautiful smiles! If you have a heart for children, and enjoy working with a fun team of like-minded professionals dedicated to quality care, we would love to meet you! The Hygiene Assistant is responsible for assisting with all hygiene care including room set up and breakdown, charting, x-rays, patient education, and sterilization.

Schedule: Thurs 8a - 5p, Friday 8a - 2p, and Saturday 8a - 12p (Wed starting Feb. 8a - 12p)

Key Skills for this role include:

• Coronal Polishing Certificate and X-ray Certification are a plus.
• Working knowledge and experience with dental digital charting.
• Back office dental experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task, take direction and be a flexible team player.
• Our ideal candidate has attention to detail, is reliable, and seeks to grow professionally.

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off.
• Paid Holidays.
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits.
• Health Savings Account, Flex Spending.
• 401K.
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Opportunities for Community Giving Back.