Dental Hygienist: $10k Sign-On + Loan Forgiveness

Sunrise-Community-Health-Center; Loveland (CO); On-site; USD 81,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000

PTO with escalating years 6–8 weeks

HRSA/CHSC loan forgiveness eligibility

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Sunrise Community Health in Loveland, CO is hiring a Regular Full Time Dental Hygienist to promote dental health and provide preventive services to patients. The role offers a base salary with a potential annual bonus up to $10,000 and a comprehensive benefits package including PTO, loan forgiveness programs, and retirement options.

Entry-level salary starts at $81,451.23 with progression to a max of $93,691.66 based on experience and position level.

Qualifications

• Associates (A.A) Degree from a Community College or Technical school in dental hygiene.
• License to practice oral hygiene in the state of Colorado.
• 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepare patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, and seating patient.
• Maintain instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
• Select materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient’s oral health.
• Recognize status of patient’s periodontal health and delivers the appropriate treatment based on the treatment plan.
• Complete dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
• Detect 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.
• Prevent dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity preventing agents.
• Maintain patient appearance and ability to chew by fabricating temporary restorations, cleaning and polishing removable appliances, placing, carving, and finishing amalgam restorations, removing cement from crowns and bridges.

Education

Associates Degree in Dental Hygiene

Colorado Dental Hygiene License

Job description

Sunrise Community Health in Loveland, CO is hiring a Regular Full Time Dental Hygienist to promote dental health and provide preventive services to patients. The role offers a base salary with a potential annual bonus up to $10,000 and a comprehensive benefits package including PTO, loan forgiveness programs, and retirement options.

Entry-level salary starts at $81,451.23 with progression to a max of $93,691.66 based on experience and position level.