Dental Hygienist View role

Meadows Dental Care; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance coverage

Sign-on bonus

Referral bonus

Gym membership for you and family

Year-end bonus for performance

Job summary

Meadows Dental Care seeks a skilled dental hygienist in Austin, TX to deliver prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, and periodontal maintenance aligned with each patient's diagnosis.

You will complete periodontal charting, take radiographs, and participate in cancer and disease screening while educating patients to improve at-home care. New grads welcome; state-permitted anesthesia may be offered. Competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Active Texas Dental Hygiene License and CPR/BLS certification are required.
• Local anesthesia certification where available by the state is expected.
• Strong periodontal charting habits and the ability to read charting drive treatment.
• Gentle, patient-centered approach to support fearful patients.

Responsibilities

• Perform prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, and periodontal maintenance as indicated.
• Complete full periodontal charting and take radiographs at recall intervals.
• Screen for oral cancer, decay and periodontal disease; flag findings for the doctor.
• Educate patients on home care to improve daily routines.
• Apply fluoride and sealants; administer local anesthesia where permitted by state law.
• Maintain complete clinical notes and sterilization standards.

Skills

Gentle hands

Periodontal charting

Patient education

Calm chairside manner

New graduate welcome

Education

Active Texas Dental Hygiene License

CPR/BLS Certification

Local anesthesia certification (where state offers it)

Job description

Hygiene is where most patients decide whether they trust a practice, and it is the hardest job in the building to do well when you are handed forty minutes and a broken schedule.

We give our hygienists appointment times that match the patient in the chair, help on the days the column warrants it, and a doctor who reads the periodontal charting and backs the recommendation.

If you have spent years running behind in a practice that treats hygiene as a loss leader, this will be a different experience.

What you'll do

• Perform prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, and periodontal maintenance appropriate to each patient's diagnosis.
• Complete full periodontal charting and take radiographs on the recall interval.
• Screen for oral cancer, decay, and periodontal disease, and flag findings for the doctor.
• Educate patients on home care in a way that actually changes what they do at the sink.
• Apply fluoride and sealants, and administer local anesthetic where state law allows.
• Keep clinical notes complete and maintain sterilization standards.

What we're looking for

• Active dental hygiene license in Texas and current CPR/BLS certification.
• Local anesthesia certification where the state offers it.
• Thorough periodontal charting habits — we read them, and we treat from them.
• Gentle hands and the patience to bring a fearful patient back onto a schedule.
• New graduates welcome; you will work alongside an experienced hygienist while you find your rhythm.

What we offer

• Competitive pay, reviewed annually and benchmarked above local market rates.
• Sign-on bonus and referral bonus.
• Paid time off.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Paid gym membership for you and your family.
• Year-end bonus for performance above target.
• Continuing education and license renewal paid for.
• Appointment times scheduled to the patient, not to a fixed block.