Registered Dental Hygienist

Job Summary

As a Registered Dental Hygienist, you’ll deliver preventive dental care and help pediatric patients feel informed and comfortable throughout their visit. You’ll assess oral health, provide hygiene services, document care, and partner with the dental team to support safe, effective treatment. Your impact: Clear patient education helps patients understand their oral health and make informed decisions about their care.

Duties

• Assess patients, review medical records, document findings, and record vital signs as needed.
• Provide preventive dental care, take dental X-rays, and support pediatric and general dentistry visits.
• Explain oral health, procedures, and home-care practices using clear, patient-focused communication.
• Prepare and maintain dental equipment; follow infection control, infection prevention, and aseptic technique practices.
• Coordinate with dentists and staff through four-handed dentistry, chairside assisting, and accurate electronic health records (EHR) management.

Qualifications

• Required: Current Registered Dental Hygienist license as required by applicable state law; patient care and assessment skills; knowledge of dental and medical terminology, anatomy, and dental equipment.
• Required: Dental office or clinic experience, client communication, documentation review, and commitment to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance and patient confidentiality.
• Preferred: Pediatric dentistry or pediatrics experience, dental assisting, chairside assisting, and healthcare infection prevention and control expertise.
• Familiarity with Opendental electronic medical records (EMR) and EHR systems, dental X-rays and medical imaging, and medical coding is helpful.

Pay: $40.00 - $46.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person

Diagnostic imaging equipment • Direct patient care • Customer communication • Oral hygiene • Anatomy knowledge • Dental office • Vital signs • Part-time • Dental care patient counseling • Preparing dental treatment areas • Pre-examination patient preparation • Image acquisition for patient care • Medical coding • In-person customer service • Working with pediatric populations • HIPAA • Full-time • Care documentation • Clinic experience • Imaging studies • Mid-level • Healthcare infection prevention and control expertise • Dental insurance • 401(k) • Preventive health (patient care) • Initial patient assessment • Dental sterilization procedures • One-on-one patient counseling • Dental terminology • Disinfection procedures • Records management • Clinical assessment documentation • Health information regulatory compliance • Health record tracking • Parental leave • Dental equipment • Dental office experience • Four handed dentistry • Document quality checks • Operating medical imaging equipment • Patient interaction • Health information management • Patient counseling • Clinical confidentiality policies • Patient treatment • Pediatric dentistry • Patient education • Managing patient records • Registered Dental Hygienist • Communication skills • Flexible schedule • Open Dental • Retirement plan