Stable Dental Hygienist - Team-Focused Practice

a-teamdentalstaffing; Valley Springs (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay

Bonus structure

Job summary

a well-established General Practice in California is seeking a Dental Hygienist to join a down-to-earth team. The office values its staff and offers a stable, welcoming environment where you can grow and thrive.

Shift options include 8:00 AM–5:00 PM or 7:00 AM–4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. You will perform routine hygiene duties, coordinate with dentists, and promote preventative care. Competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree from an accredited hygiene program.
• State hygiene license.
• Current CPR certificate.
• Current Hepatitis B vaccination.
• Ability to administer local anesthetic agents.
• Able to use an x-ray machine.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.

Responsibilities

• Using dental instruments to clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums.
• Looking for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph nodes under patient chins for signs of tenderness or swelling.
• Noting and reviewing patient medical history.
• Using probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease.
• Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists.
• Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machine.
• Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues.
• Exposing and developing x-ray film.
• Sharpening and sterilizing dental instruments.
• Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care.
• Applying fluorides and other dental decay prevention agents.
• Working with dentists and dental assistants.
• Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients.

Skills

Time management

Team oriented

Multi-tasking

Education

Associate degree in dental hygiene

Tools

Dentrix

Ascend

Dexis

Laser

Arestin

Job description

a well-established General Practice in California is seeking a Dental Hygienist to join a down-to-earth team. The office values its staff and offers a stable, welcoming environment where you can grow and thrive.

Shift options include 8:00 AM–5:00 PM or 7:00 AM–4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. You will perform routine hygiene duties, coordinate with dentists, and promote preventative care. Competitive benefits are offered.