Dental Hygienist

Company: Real Life Dental
Location: Christiansburg
Posted on: October 19, 2024

Job Description:

About the Practice:Real Life Dental- Christiansburg is a patient-centered dental practice, giving patients our full attention during their appointments and offering a wide range of services to meet their needs and help them achieve a beautiful, healthy smile. Our experienced dentists and team are energetic and love welcoming patients of all ages, and provide a warm, comfortable, family-oriented atmosphere in which our patients can feel at ease. We offer new technology and fanatical team environment.Job Description:Real Life Dental - Christiansburg is a patient-centered dental practice, giving patients our full attention during their appointments and offering a wide range of services to meet their needs and help them achieve a beautiful, healthy smile. Our experienced dentists and team are energetic and love welcoming patients of all ages, and provide a warm, comfortable, family-oriented atmosphere in which our patients can feel at ease. We offer new technology and fanatical team environment. $1,000 SIGN ON BONUS Qualifications:Dental hygiene certification from accredited dental hygiene school.Current hygiene license where employed.Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA, BLS and infection control training as required by law.Experience with dental software.Responsibilities:The dental hygienist is responsible for performing licensed hygiene procedures, educating patients, and management of the nonsurgical periodontal program as directed by the dentist.Establish and maintain continued patient care relationships.Verify/document patient health history and educate patients about oral hygiene/health/disease as well as procedures and services offered.Perform clinical hygiene functions including, but not limited to: exposing/evaluating diagnostic x-rays, taking and recording blood pressure, adult/child prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and co-assessing possible restorative treatments with the doctor.Determine needs and perform sealant placement, Arestin, and fluoride treatments as needed.Benefits Offered:As a key part of our patient care team, our dental hygienists are offered a substantial benefits package that includes health and dental benefits, long- and short-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with 4% matching, holiday pay and paid time off, CEs offered at no charge, positive work environment, and hygiene culture coaching.FANATICAL PATIENT FOCUS, OBSESIVE COMMITMENT to EXCELLENCE, RADICAL CANDOR, INFECTIOUS ENTHUSIASM, and CREATIVE ADVANTAGE. These are the core values we have built our practiceupon, and we are looking for a passionate individual to join and grow with our expanding dental practice. This is a full-time position- 4 days a week.Our perfect candidate is someone who is looking for a career, not "just" another job. This candidate will be a self-starter with critical thinking skills and a desire to be part of the best dental team around! If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!Salary Range: $40-$42 Requisition Number: 9

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