Dental Hygienist

Heartland Dental LLC; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Dental is seeking a dedicated Dental Hygienist at Turkey Creek Dental Care in Athens, GA. The role offers competitive pay, a flexible schedule, and the chance to grow your clinical skills in a supportive environment. New graduates are welcomed, and robust non-clinical support is provided. Join a team that values professional development and patient advocacy.

Benefits

Flexible Schedule Options

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Health Insurance with Free Virtual Care

Sponsored Continuing Education Opportunities

Access to Daily Pay and Bonus Programs

Discounted Scrubs, Shopping & More

Qualifications

• Excellent working knowledge of dentistry and dental hygiene.
• Experience preferred with dental tools and procedures.
• Willingness to learn and grow clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional patient care as a clinical provider.
• Maintain detailed patient documentation and hygiene procedures.
• Leverage hygiene mentor programs for professional growth.

Skills

Knowledge of dental hygiene procedures

Patient Screening

Medical history documentation

Education

CPR Certification

Tools

Velscope

Diagnodent

Digital x-rays

Electronic medical record systems

Job description

Turkey Creek Dental Care is Growing and Adding Providers

Req ID: 104555

Category: Dental Hygienist

Location: 5435 Jefferson Rd Ste 400,Athens,GA 30601

Years of Experience: No Experience Required (open to experience or new grad)

Salary: $35.40 - $50.00 per hour

As a clinical provider and patient advocate, you’ll be given all the resources you need to provide exceptional care, while expanding your clinical skillset. You’ll work in an environment that encourages full clinical autonomy, backed by the ability to tap into a hygiene mentor program.

About This Office

Turkey Creek Dental Care, a BRAND NEW office is growing and looking for a Full Time Dental Hygienist to join our team.

Why Heartland Dental?

As an elite clinical provider and patient advocate, you’ll receive best in class non-clinical support to provide exceptional lifetime patient care while obtaining unparalleled education to enhance your clinical skills. You’ll work in an environment that encourages full clinical autonomy, giving your patients the time and attention they need, with the ability to tap into a hygiene mentor program. You’ll work a schedule that inspires work life balance and receive competitive benefits. Provide outstanding patient care, invest in your community, and do it all with the support of Heartland Dental.

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Benefits from Your Supported Practice

Flexible Schedule Options, Paid Vacation and Holidays

Health Insurance
with Free Virtual Care

Sponsored Continuing Education Opportunities

Access to Daily Pay and Bonus Programs

Access to VideaAI & iTero scanners

Discounted Scrubs, Shopping & More

Growth Stories

“I joined a Heartland supported practice with 15 years of Dental experience. While my past jobs helped grow my technical skills, Heartland invested time in growing my personal and leadership skills. I knew I could go farther than my previous offices took me. But never in my wildest dreams could I picture being where I am today!”

• 2022 Joined Talent Acquisition as a Hygiene Recruiter
• 2019 Attended Bell Leadership Academy course taught personally by Founder Dr. Gerald Bell
• 2014 New hire mentor and Patient Communications course instructor
• 2011 Partnered with Doctor and practice to open a new, or De Novo, office
• 2010 Facilitator of Hygiene Mastery and Board of Dentistry courses
• 2009 Joined as a dental hygienist in a Heartland Dental supported office

“I was able to attend classes on how to communicate with patients. That’s something I wasn’t taught in hygiene school.”

• 2022 Hygiene course facilitator, rejoined Hygiene Mentor team
• 2016-2020 Served as a Hygiene Mentor
• 2013 Joined as a dental hygienist in a Heartland Dental supported office

“It is inspiring to know that Heartland Dental sees people as their most important asset. I am proud to be part of such an incredible network of talented people in a culture molded by humility, desire to achieve, gratitude, and mutual respect.”

Janoa Hayes Hygiene Training Developer

• 2017 Hygiene Training Developer, creating online continuing education for supported hygienists
• 2016 Heartland Dental Fundamentals course instructor for clinical mentors, doctors and team members
• 2010 Lead Hygiene Mentor supporting three regions
• 2006 Regional Hygiene Mentor, public speaker, and educator
• 2000 Joined as a dental hygienist in a Heartland Dental supported office

“I constantly have opportunities to attend courses to improve my leadership skills, to communicate with my teammates, and to improve my dental knowledge so I can treat my patients with the highest level of care.”

Indira Tapia Heartland Dental supported hygienist

• 2023 “Hygiene from the Heart” speaker to 2022 Hygiene Director's Club honorees
• 2022 Served as a Stationary Hygiene Mentor
• 2019 Joined as a dental hygienist in a Heartland Dental supported office

Qualifications:

• Excellent working knowledge of dentistry, dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation
• CPR Certification

Preferred Experience

• Experience using Velscope, Diagnodent, digital scanner, digital x-rays and electronic medical record systems
• Desire to continue learning and grow clinical skills to meet needs of patients and provide preventative care and overall maintenance of patients’ dental health
• Clinical needs as required by office
• Completion of Tuberculosis (TB) testing prior to starting employment

Heartland Dental Named One of America’s Greatest Workplaces + Greatest Workplaces for Diversity

Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support services to more than 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in over 1,800 dental offices. Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the leaders of their practice and retain clinical autonomy. All Heartland Dental supported doctors are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve.

Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the leaders of their practice and set forth their own clinical care philosophies. But all our partners are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and experience.

At Heartland Dental, we welcome people from all walks of life to join in that goal. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to living our core values by providing equal opportunity for all applicants and team members without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to join our team.

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