Dental Hygienist

New Community Clinic Inc Ltd; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading non-profit clinic as a Dental Hygienist, dedicated to providing compassionate dental care to underserved communities. In this role, you will perform dental prophylaxis, assist in patient care, and manage dental supplies while supporting community health initiatives. Candidates with an Associate degree in Dental Hygiene are encouraged to apply, including new graduates.

Benefits

Loan repayment options

Qualifications

• Must be qualified in Basic Life Support techniques/CPR.
• Experience preferred but open to new graduates.

Responsibilities

• Completes dental prophylaxis and provides oral cancer screenings.
• Maintains dental supplies inventory and documents dental services.

Skills

Basic Life Support techniques

Dental health promotion

Patient engagement

Education

Associate degree in Dental Hygiene

Job description

Do you want to come work for an organization that helps to support and engage with the community? Are you passionate about helping people? Do you enjoy innovation and growth?

Then come join our amazing team here at N.E.W Community Clinic! N.E.W. Community Clinic's mission is to provide access to quality, comprehensive, and compassionate healthcare for the underserved in our community. This means we serve those in need, regardless of their ability to pay.

We are currently looking for a Dental Hygienist who promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient
• Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments
• Properly captures digital radiographs that are diagnostic (root apices /no overlapping). Radiographs properly labeled
• Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins
• Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies
• Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs, medical, and dental histories charting in patient records

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Education: Associate degree in Dental Hygiene
• Experience:2-years preferred but open to new graduates
• Expertise: must be qualified in Basic Life Support techniques/CPR
• Language: Comprehend and use basic language either written or spoken to communicate information and ideals

Working for a non-profit also comes with perks like loan repayment options so ask us about those when you apply!