Registered Dental Hygienist

Overview

As a Registered Dental Hygienist, you’ll deliver attentive preventive care and help patients feel informed and comfortable throughout their visits. You’ll assess oral health, provide dental hygiene services, and work closely with the dental team to support safe, coordinated care. Your impact: Clear patient education helps people make informed choices and maintain their oral health.

Duties

• Assess patients, review medical records and documentation, and record vital signs as appropriate.
• Provide preventive dental care, take dental X-rays, and use medical imaging equipment according to applicable protocols.
• Educate patients on dental care, including age-appropriate guidance for pediatric dentistry and pediatrics.
• Coordinate with dentists and staff through four-handed dentistry and chairside assisting as needed.
• Maintain accurate electronic health records (EHR), manage infection prevention and control, and protect patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Skills

• Required: Registered Dental Hygienist credentials and applicable authorization to practice; patient care, patient assessment, client communication, and dental terminology.
• Knowledge of general dentistry, anatomy, medical terminology, dental equipment, dental X-rays, aseptic technique, and infection control.
• Experience with dental office or clinic workflows, medical records, documentation review, and EHR or electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
• Familiarity with Eaglesoft or Dentrix is preferred; experience in pediatric dentistry, dental assisting, or chairside assisting is also valued.
• Apply healthcare infection prevention and control expertise, HIPAA compliance practices, and patient confidentiality standards consistently.

Pay: $38.00 - $45.00 per hour

Work Location: In person