Dental Hygienist

Community Health Centers of Burlington is seeking a full-time Dental Hygienist to provide high-quality dental care to CHCB patients. CHCB’s Dental Hygienists are responsible for evaluating patient oral health, dental/medical history, dental complaints, and completing dental hygiene procedures in a public health setting. Come join our awesome team of dental professionals!

Basic Qualifications

• Vermont State License in Dental Hygienist with Local Anesthetic Endorsement
• Current CPR/AED Certification
• 3 years of experience desired but not required; new graduates welcome!

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

• Comprehensive knowledge of principles and practices of oral hygiene and periodontal care
• Ability to work and communicate with a large group of professionals; dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and leadership staff
• Knowledge of dental medical emergencies
• Knowledge of public health, social and economic factors that impact the health and oral health of patients
• The ability to travel to other CHCB locations as necessary

CHCB Dental benefits (if applicable):

• Dental scrub allocation for new employees
• Vermont licensure renewal reimbursement for licensed roles
• Paid CE time (additional to allotted CTO) and CE funds for licensed applicable roles
• Student loan repayment opportunities through outside agencies such as NHSC and PSLF

CHCB Dental clinical space offers:

• Updated clinical operatory space
• Schick sensor x-ray software/technology
• Panoramic imaging
• Nextgen Medical/Dental record
• Hufriedy/Dentsply/American Eagle hygiene instruments, cassettes assigned per provider
• Tap-on Cavitron/prophy polisher available in each hygiene op

Dental hygiene specifics:

• All adult prophies 60 min+ appointment time – provider (dental hygienist) has the ability to add time to appointments as necessary
• Flexibility with working hours – create your “ideal” schedule!
• 3 active dental sites – option to work at 1, 2 or all 3 once full orientated