Dental Hygienist

Overview

Grand Dental is seeking a patient-centric Dental Hygienist who understands the value of a full hour of scheduled patient care per appointment. New graduates are welcome. The perspective hire values relationship building, patient education, and a thorough dental visit with a friendly and professional team.

Grand Dental is part of the Grand Dental Group, a family of twelve state-of-the-art dental offices and a Central Business Office. We are owned and operated by practicing dentists and offer general and specialty dental care for everyone. One Community, One Patient, One Smile at a Time.

At Grand Dental, our team-members are our greatest strength. We empower and elevate them with the support and resources they need to reach their highest potential. We offer a generous benefit package and career growth opportunities in a fun, team-driven, respectful work environment.

Embrace “Fish Philosophy”:
Make Their Day, Play, Be There, Choose Your Attitude, Commit It, Be It, Coach It.

• The Dental Hygienist provides patient care and basic dental hygiene prophylaxis care
• Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary
• Take blood pressure and conduct oral cancer screening
• Expose necessary digital radiographs
• Utilize intraoral camera for patient education
• Chart decay, disease diagnosis and treatment
• Visually examine and palpate for signs of disease (intra and extra-oral), and perform TMJ exam
• Periodontal examination and documentation of gingival description
• Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis
• Apply cavity-preventive agents such as fluorides and sealants
• Remove calculus, plaque, and stain
• Administer local anesthetic agents, if certified
• Oral Hygiene Instruction (OHI) with self-care tools
• Educate patients on good oral health, nutrition, proper hygiene, and oral disease
• Discuss the etiology of oral disease, contributing factors, and relationship to systemic disease (e.g., heart disease, pregnancy, diabetes)
• Educate and advise patients with educational reading materials
• Perform other tasks assigned by the dentist, hygiene director and team leader

$44/hr.

- $60/hr. (average)

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Continuing education opportunities

• Active Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) license to work in Illinois
• Dental Hygiene degree from an accredited college or university
• CPR certification

Full time

Franklin Park

Work Remotely: No

Grand Dental – part of the Grand Dental Group, a family of twelve state-of-the-art dental offices in the Chicago land area. We are owned and operated by practicing dentists and offer general and specialty dental care for everyone. One Community, One Patient, One Smile at a Time.

• Senioritiy level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Health and Human Services

Interested candidates: please note that referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Grand Dental Group. Inquiries from recruitment firms/staffing agencies are not accepted.