Dental Hygienist

Job Overview

As a Dental Hygienist, you’ll help patients maintain healthy smiles through preventive care, clear education, and attentive clinical support. You’ll assess oral health, provide hygiene services, document care, and collaborate with the dental team in a safe, welcoming setting. Your impact: Thorough assessments and practical guidance help patients make informed choices and support better oral health.

Duties

• Assess patient health, review medical records, document findings in electronic health records (EHR), and record vital signs as needed.
• Provide preventive dental care, take dental X-rays and other medical images as directed, and support general and pediatric dentistry.
• Educate patients on dental care, explain procedures using clear client communication, and maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Prepare dental equipment and treatment areas; apply aseptic technique and infection control practices to support healthcare infection prevention and control.
• Coordinate with clinicians through chairside assisting and four-handed dentistry; review documentation and support medical coding as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: Current dental hygienist license or other credentials required by applicable state law.
• Experience in dental office or clinic settings and knowledge of dental and medical terminology, anatomy, patient care, and patient assessment.
• Familiarity with dental equipment, dental assisting, dental X-rays, X-rays, medical imaging, and infection prevention management.
• Experience with electronic medical record/electronic health record (EMR/EHR) systems; Eaglesoft and Dentrix familiarity is useful.
• Pediatric dentistry, pediatrics, general dentistry, EHR management, documentation review, medical coding, HIPAA compliance management, and maintaining patient confidentiality are relevant skills.

Pay: $30.00 - $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35.0 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person