Dental Hygienist

Lightwave Dental Management LLC; Garner (NC); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightwave Dental Management LLC in Garner, NC is seeking a full-time Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH), ideally bi-lingual in Spanish and English. The RDH will perform licensed hygienic procedures, educate patients, and manage non-surgical periodontal therapy under the dentist's direction.

Responsibilities include patient care continuity, health history review, X-ray exposure, prophylaxis, sealants, and fluoride treatment, with a focus on serving our Spanish-speaking patient population.

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.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish and English) preferred to work with our Spanish-speaking patient population.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Communication skills

Education

Dental hygiene certification

Current hygiene license

Tools

Dental software

Job description

Looking for a full time RDH (ideally bi-lingual-Spanish/English) that wants to join a growing team in a state of the art practice!!!

Position Summary:

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

Responsibilities:

• 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
• Ideal candidate would be Bi-Lingual (Spanish and English) to work with our Spanish speaking patient population