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Job Description
Job Description
Job : Registered Dental Hygienist
Location : Castleton, VT
Salary : $42-$50
Status : Full-Time
We are looking for an outgoing full-time Registered Dental Hygienist with strong interpersonal skills to join our fast-paced dental office. Experience is preferred and a current dental hygienist license is required. Our modern, fully digital practices provide restorative care, fixed and removable prosthodontics, endodontics, extractions, and implant restorations.
What we offer for full-time :
Paid Holidays
Bonus program
Medical / Dental / Vision Benefits
401k Match
Additional benefits not listed here
Responsibilities :
Patient screening procedures, such as assessment of oral health conditions, reviewing health history, oral cancer screening, head and neck inspection, dental charting, and taking blood pressure and pulse
Removing calculus and plaque (hard and soft deposits) from all surfaces of the teeth
Applying preventive materials to the teeth (e.g., sealants and fluorides)
Teaching patients' appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing, and nutritional counseling)
Counseling patients about good nutrition and its impact on oral health
Making impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth used by dentists to evaluate patient treatment needs)
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications :
Associate or advanced degree in Registered Dental Hygienist
State certification / license as required to work as a Registered Dental Hygienist
One year or more of Registered Dental Hygienist experience preferred, but open to no experience for the right candidate.
Possess a strong commitment to patient care, patient health, and quality work.
Our Mission & Values : Drive All Decisions and Actions to Make Our Teams, Patients, and Practices Happier and Healthier!
Positive Energy We are enthusiastic, empathetic, compassionate, optimistic, generous, kind, and passionate.
Partnership Work collaboratively together to achieve shared goals. We accomplish more together than as individuals. We are better together.
Communication Set clear expectations and feedback to our patients and team members.
Growth - We strive to continuously improve and are goal-oriented. We grow always in all ways.
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