Job Description
Job Description
Commonwealth Dentistry is looking for a Full Time Registered Dental Hygienist for our Chesapeake office.
You can navigate your future by partaking in the ultimate employee experience & building long lasting relationships with your patients and co-workers, by helping them SMILE.
S- Sincerity (passion & excellence in everything we do)
M- Mastery of skills with on-the-job training
I- Integrity (doing the right thing all the time)
L- Laughter & Love (bring Joy and laughter to work- happiness is always a choice)
E- Excellent compensation, employee perks & benefits (competitive salary, medical, vision, dental, 401k, bonus plan & 100% paid for benefits such as telemedicine, short-term disability and life insurance).
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A Dental Hygienist for Commonwealth Dentistry works together with our dentists to meet the oral health needs of our patients.
DENTAL HYGIENIST KEY COMPETENCIES
- Assess dental condition and needs of patient using patient screening procedures, including medical history review, dental charting, and perio charting
- Delivers direct patient care using established dental hygienist procedures
- Takes patient vital signs
- Performs routine treatment procedures, such as cleaning and polishing
- Takes radiographs required for diagnosis of treatment needs by the dentist
- Applies sealants and fluorides
- Electronic record keeping
- Documents patient dental history and chief complaint
- Records and reports pertinent observations
- Teaches patients how to prevent tooth decay and gum disease through proper diet and oral home care
- Cleans and sterilizes instruments
- Completes Treatment Plan as prescribed by the dentist
- Reviews and explains treatment plan and associates fees with patient
- Ability to articulate and express patients concerns to dentist
- Primary treatment coordinator
- Ancillary duties as needed
Requirements
Requirements
Dental Hygienist Essential Requirements
- Individual must be reliable. This is a full time position.
- Completed dental hygiene certificate program or Associate’s degree in Dental Hygiene and has current Hygienist license for state of Virginia. NEW GRADS WELCOME!
- Ability to demonstrate independent thinking and exercise good judgment
- Ability to formulate, affect, interpret, and / or implement operating practices
- Ability to demonstrate teamwork approach to job responsibilities
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, dependability and promptness
- Must perform frequent repetitive work with attention to detail
- Must have the ability to be flexible and accept different work assignments with a positive approach
- Ability to follow instructions and takes responsibility for own actions
- Ability to exercise confidentiality with Patients and patient care
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, procedure manuals and written correspondence
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Flexible Schedule
- Bonus Structure
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance