Our fun, busy, and well-established dental practice is looking for a Registered Dental Hygienist who is an exceptional, hardworking, motivated, compassionate, caring, and team-oriented individual to join our office family. We are a patient centric practice that emphasizes high quality care tailored to the patients’ needs and desires.
We are looking for an individual who enjoys being part of an office that cares for patients and each other. The candidate should have a desire to provide the highest level of care and possess the following attributes:
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Has a positive, calm, peaceful personality and is uplifting to patients and staff
- Able to work both independently and cooperatively in team settings and be a team player
- Dependable, hardworking, flexible and willing/able to learn quickly
- Always represents the practice in a professional, pleasant, and positive manner
Responsibilities and Duties Include:
- Welcome and seat patients cheerfully and on time.
- Prepare and properly set up treatment rooms for hygiene procedures.
- Review and update patient’s health history; chart progress, treatments, and home care compliance.
- Clean deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments, including scaling and root planning for patients with periodontal disease.
- Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
- Assess and evaluate patients through exams, patient records, and patient’s medical history to assist in diagnosis of dental hygiene problems and disease.
- Recognize early signs of periodontal disease; chart restorations and notate areas of concern.
- Capture x-rays for doctor to view.
- Perform head, neck, and oral cancer exam.
- Use quality probing to examine gums and locate periodontal disease and communicate findings to patient and doctor.
- Educate and motivate patients on proper oral hygiene and corrective/preventative measures.
- Assist in sterilization duties.
- Maintain hygiene hand pieces and instruments in good repair and sufficient supply.
- Adhere to safety guidelines and procedures to OSHA and office standards.
- Always maintain the highest level of confidentiality to HIPAA standards.
Benefits:
We offer competitive benefits for full-time employment including:
- Health Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- 401K + employer contribution
- Dental Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Uniform Allowance
Job Type: Part Time and Full-time
Salary: Starting at $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8 – 40 hrs per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Location:
- This position can be part time or full time at one or two office locations in Kalispell and Bigfork.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value every individual who believes in treating our staff and patients with the utmost respect. If you are looking for a fun, family-oriented practice where you can grow and be a team player, we would love to hear from you. Please reply to this ad or drop off a resume in person to Michael C Bowman DDS at 22 2nd Ave W, Suite 3000, Kalispell Montana.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
