Registered Dental Hygienist

About the job Registered Dental Hygienist

Join Our Legacy : Full-Time Dental Hygienist Wanted at Metro Dental Group - $5,000 WELCOME BONUS + Free Loupes Upon Hire!

As an elite clinical provider and patient advocate, youll receive best in class non-clinical support to provide exceptional lifetime patient care while obtaining unparalleled education to enhance your clinical skills.

Youll work in an environment that encourages full clinical autonomy, giving your patients the time and attention they need, with the ability to tap into a hygiene mentor program.

Youll work a schedule that inspires work life balance and receive competitive benefits. Provide outstanding patient care, invest in your community, and do it all with the support of Heartland Dental.

As a Dental Hygienist , youll be recognized as an elite clinical provider and patient advocate. Youll be an integral member of the patient care team, giving your patients the time and care they need, deserve and desire.

With best-in-class support through our robust Hygiene mentor program and unparalleled educational offerings to enhance your clinical skills " youll be 100% supported as you provide exceptional lifetime care to your patients!

What Youll Gain

• Competitive benefits including health insurance and retirement savings plans, six paid holidays and PTO (paid time off)
• Continuing education to provide you opportunity to develop your full potential and enhance your clinical skills to provide education and care to your patients.
• Access to an expansive network of mentors with 1 : 1 hygiene mentorship support and networking opportunities available at your fingertips.
• Unparalleled business support and the highest quality supplies and labs to deliver exceptional patient care.
• Opportunity to be a part of a secure company with 20+ years of industry leading experience that provides a stable career with unlimited growth potential
• Free loupes upon hire!
• Opportunity to work with a long-term, dedicated hygiene team!

Key Responsibilities :

• Provide comprehensive dental hygiene care to patients, including cleanings, examinations, and patient education.
• Utilize Dentrix for patient records and scheduling.
• Collaborate with the dental team to ensure optimal patient care.
• Maintain a clean and sterile work environment in accordance with health and safety regulations.
• Foster a welcoming and positive atmosphere for patients and team members.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current dental hygienist license in Kentucky and an Associate or Bachelor degree in dental hygiene (where required)
• Excellent working knowledge of dentistry, dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation
• CPR Certification

Preferred Experience

• 2+ years of clinical experience required.
• Experience using Velscope, Diagnodent, digital scanner, digital x-rays and electronic medical record systems
• Desire to continue learning and grow clinical skills to meet needs of patients and provide preventative care and overall maintenance of patients dental health
• Clinical needs as required by office

Physical Requirements

Ability to perform essential duties as deemed necessary by the Office / Doctor / Heartland Dental with or without reasonable accommodation.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position

• Prolonged periods sitting and standing
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 45 pounds at times
• Availability to attend virtual training sessions (or in-person)periodically throughout the year

Who is Heartland Dental?

As the largest and one of the fastest growing Dental Support Organizations, Heartland Dental provides exceptional service to its more than 2,300 supported doctors in 38 states and over 1,400 supported offices.

Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported Doctors are the leaders of their practice and set forth their own clinical care philosophies.

With the largest network of doctors, we are founded by a doctor for doctors with a mission to support dentists and their teams as they deliver the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve while providing exceptional careers and creating value for our stakeholders.

At Heartland Dental, were committed to living our core values which promote diversity and inclusion. We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for both team members and patients, a tuberculosis (TB) test is required for all new hires in dental office positions.

This is a standard requirement for dental office roles and must be completed prior to starting employment. The test will be arranged during the pre-employment process, and any necessary guidance or paperwork will be provided.

Not applicable in the state of FL & TN.