Dental Hygienist

Gentle Dental; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Gentle Dental is seeking a Dental Hygienist to join our Salem, Oregon team to deliver high-quality preventive and periodontal care. You will educate patients, collaborate with dentists, and help build lasting patient relationships in a supportive clinical environment.

We offer full-time hours, competitive benefits, and opportunities for continuing education while maintaining a patient-centered approach to oral health.

Qualifications

• Accredited Hygiene Technical School or College.
• Current State Dental License (or ability to acquire by start date).
• CPR and local anesthesia certifications as applicable.
• Commitment to clinical excellence and excellent patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide preventive and periodontal hygiene services.
• Assess oral health and identify periodontal conditions.
• Collaborate with dentists on treatment plans.
• Educate patients on oral hygiene and preventive care.
• Build trusting, compassionate patient relationships.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• Follow infection control and safety protocols.
• Contribute to an exceptional patient experience.

Skills

Patient communication

Patient education

Periodontal health

Clinical teamwork

Infection control

Education

State dental license

Accredited hygiene program

Job description

Build a Hygiene Career That Rewards Great Patient Care

At Gentle Dental, we believe exceptional dentistry starts with exceptional clinicians. We're looking for a Dental Hygienist to join our team and help us provide patients with high-quality, preventive care in a collaborative and supportive environment.

This is an opportunity to practice hygiene with a team that values your clinical expertise, gives you the support and resources to succeed, and rewards your contributions.

If you're passionate about patient education, prevention, periodontal health, and building lasting relationships with your patients, we'd love to meet you.

Why You'll Love Working at Gentle Dental

Our approach combines the advantages of a group practice with the clinical environment and relationships that make dentistry rewarding.

As a Dental Hygienist, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Focus on delivering high-quality preventive and periodontal care
• Build long-term relationships with your patients
• Educate patients and help them take an active role in their oral and overall health
• Collaborate closely with dentists and other members of the clinical team
• Work with the support and resources of an established dental organization
• Continue developing your clinical skills through continuing education

We believe in personal accountability, strong relationships, clinical excellence, and continuously finding better ways to support our patients and teams.

What You'll Do

As a Dental Hygienist, you'll be an essential part of each patient's care team. You'll provide preventive and periodontal services while helping patients understand the connection between oral health and overall wellness.

You'll:

• Perform comprehensive dental hygiene and periodontal services within your scope of practice
• Assess patients' oral health and identify periodontal conditions
• Partner with dentists to develop and support appropriate patient treatment plans
• Educate patients on oral hygiene, prevention, periodontal health, and recommended care
• Build trust through compassionate, personalized patient interactions
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation
• Follow infection control, safety, and clinical protocols
• Collaborate with the entire dental team to create an exceptional patient experience

Schedule

Full-Time, Monday-Thursday 7 AM - 6 PM

Locations

530 Lancaster Drive NE

Salem, OR 97301, USA

We offer the following benefits for Full Time employees:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical and pharmacy, dental, vision (for employees and their families)
• Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
• 6 Paid holidays and 1 Paid floating holiday
• PTO (80 hours per year for hourly)
• 401k plan with company match
• CE credits
• Malpractice
• Referral Bonus Program ($600 - $2,500 depending on role)

Position Qualifications:

• Accredited Hygiene Technical School or College
• Current applicable State Dental License (or the ability to acquire one by time of employment)
• Other licenses/certifications such as CPR, local certified anesthesia
• Applicable local anesthesia certification and other required credentials
• Strong patient communication and education skills
• Commitment to clinical excellence and an exceptional patient experience

Why Gentle Dental?

Our vision is to provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare that improves our patients' quality of life and overall health.

We've reimagined group dentistry to give clinicians the right balance of clinical autonomy, collaboration, resources, and support throughout every stage of their careers—all while keeping the best interests of our patients at the center of what we do.

Bring your clinical expertise to a team that values what you do—and offers the earning potential to reward it.

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