Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Job Description

Registered Dental Hygienist

Fort Collins, CO

Full or Part-Time

$50 to $55 / hour

Job Description :

We are seeking a highly skilled Dental Hygienist who would like to work with a team-oriented practice that focuses on building long lasting relationships with our patients.

The RDH promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies;

charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Job Benefits :

• Full Time or Flexible Part Time Opportunity
• Work / Life Balance No weekend work!
• Flexible schedules
• Paid training with follow-up support by hygienist helping hygienist.
• Beautiful, modern, and state-of-the-art equipment, fully digital practices, that include scanners and intra-oral cameras.
• Comprehensive Health Package that includes :
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K with company match
• Free CEs and Hygiene Study Club opportunities
• Health Saving Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Long-term disability
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Accident coverage
• Loyalty rewarded through work-life balance.
• PTO (Paid Personal Time Off)
• Paid Holidays
• CPR recertification

Responsibilities :

• Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
• Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession;

exposing and developing radiographic studies.

• Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents.
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions, providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.
• Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records.
• Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions;

troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies;

verifying receipt of supplies.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications;

establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Requirements :

• License / Certification : Registered Dental Hygienist Required
• CPR Certification
• Local Anesthesia and Nitrous certification

If you are a dedicated RDH looking for a supportive and growth-oriented practice, we encourage you to apply today!