Dental Hygienist

Dental One As • College Park, MD, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1d ago

College Park Dental is hiring a Dental Hygienist for our successful, growing dental practice located in College Park, Maryland. This is a full-time position working Mon-Fri (7:00-3:30) with one Friday off per month.

$55-$60 per hour
Monthly bonus opportunities
Paid Time off
Paid holidays
Sterilization tech for instruments, allowing you to focus on patient care
Free CE opportunities
Training to ensure successful start

College Park Dental is a well-established, successful practice, where we truly value our hygienists and the important role they play in our success. To ensure our hygienists get off to a successful start, the candidate we hire will go through a short training program, so when they begin to see patients, they will feel confident and comfortable in their new position within our team.

Previous experience is always a plus, but we also encourage new hygiene grads to apply as well. The training program we offer is especially nice for new hygiene grads, to help them transition into their new career, with mentorship and support from well-seasoned hygienists.

The Dental Hygienist we hire must have an active hygiene license for the state of Maryland. New hygiene grads must be applying for license soon.

Responsibilities

Through the delivery of periodontal therapies and other hygiene-related services, Dental Hygienists are committed to improving the oral health of patients. Candidates must be enthusiastic about their dental work, and willing to provide the highest level of care at all times.
Under limited supervision, the Dental Hygienist provides oral hygiene dental treatment and oral hygiene care and education in accordance with guidelines approved, issued, and regulated by the state in which they work.
Patient screening, medical history, and dental charting.
Application of fluoride and protective sealants. Removal of calculus, stain, and plaque from above and below the gum line.
Provides nutritional counseling, and self-care programs to prevent disease.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Desired Skills:

Active Hygiene license for the state you applied, required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Additional benefits for full-time employees:

Medical
Dental services
Life insurance
Vision
401k, to name a few.

At DCA we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate them and recognize the value this brings to our patients and employees. DCA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity and consideration are afforded to all qualified applicants and employees. We won’t unlawfully discriminate on the basis of gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other category protected by law.

The DCA team is best characterized by the relationships we have with our patients and each other. We embrace collaboration which is necessary to innovate in today’s changing world of dentistry. Our culture encourages participation, diversity of thought, innovation, and strong execution.