Periodontal - Registered Dental Hygienist

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

Northern Arizona Periodontics | Cottonwood, AZ

3–4 Clinical Days Per Week | Cottonwood Required | Potential Cottonwood + Flagstaff Schedule

Northern Arizona Periodontics is looking for an experienced, thoughtful, clinically strong Registered Dental Hygienist who wants to be part of building something exceptional.

This is not a traditional hygiene position.

We are rebuilding and growing our periodontal hygiene department, and we are looking for the right person to become part of its foundation.

Our greatest need is in Cottonwood, Arizona, and Cottonwood is a non-negotiable part of this position. Depending on the right candidate, scheduling may include:

• 3–4 clinical days per week in Cottonwood
• 2 clinical days per week in Cottonwood plus 1–2 days per week in our Flagstaff office

For the right hygienist, there is significant opportunity for this position to grow over time.

The hygienist who will thrive here is someone with clinical maturity, curiosity, confidence, humility, and leadership ability.

You take your work seriously without taking yourself too seriously.

You are comfortable having thoughtful conversations about patient care, want to understand the why behind treatment recommendations, and believe that learning should continue throughout your career.

You are also someone others naturally learn from.

You can teach without belittling, maintain high standards without creating unnecessary conflict, and communicate directly and professionally. You understand that leadership often means modeling the behavior you want others to adopt.

We believe accountability and support should coexist. High standards matter here, but so does how we treat one another while maintaining them.

If you want to simply see your patients, complete your schedule, and go home without being involved in the larger development of the department, this probably will not be the right position.

If the idea of helping us build an outstanding periodontal hygiene program sounds exciting, we would like to meet you.

Our hygiene department functions differently from a traditional general dental hygiene schedule.

Our RDHs focus heavily on:

• Comprehensive periodontal evaluation and maintenance
• Implant maintenance and long­-term periodontal care
• Periodontal charting, digital imaging, and clinical assessment
• Identifying clinical changes and disease progression
• Patient education and home-care coaching
• Reviewing periodontal and restorative concerns
• Helping determine appropriate next steps in care
• Detailed clinical documentation
• Communication and case collaboration with our periodontists
• Communication and correspondence with referring dental offices
• Chart review, case discussion, and clinical calibration

Our schedule is exam‑heavy
, and we do not routinely perform SRP because initial periodontal therapy is generally completed through the patient’s referring general dentist.

This means our hygienists need to be excellent clinicians, observers, educators, and communicators.

Experience matters to us, but so does intellectual curiosity.

Calibration, chart review, continuing education, and thoughtful discussion of treatment recommendations are expected parts of the position.

We are looking for someone who knows a great deal —
and still wants to know more.

This role includes a required commitment of 2–3 additional days per month for chart review, clinical calibration, education, and hygiene department development. These days are an important part of how we maintain consistency and continue building the department together.

The Verde Valley is significantly underserved when it comes to experienced dental professionals.

We believe a strong periodontal hygiene department can make a meaningful difference not only for our patients, but for the broader dental community throughout Northern Arizona.

Our goal is to help advance periodontal education, strengthen collaboration between providers, and…