Registered Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Job overview:
We are a well-established private dental office in search of a dedicated and experienced registered dental hygienist with excellent communication skills to join our family-oriented practice. We are seeking a patient-oriented and friendly team player. Our patients are like family and many of them have been going to this office for 20+ years. Currently, we are looking for a dental hygienist to ideally work Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 5:00pm.

We are also flexible with days as our office is open from Monday through Thursday (lunch 1:00 to 2:00).

• Review and record patient’s medical and dental history
• Educate patients on oral hygiene practices
• Partnering with the dentist to provide the patient with a comprehensive periodontal treatment plan, using non-surgical techniques
• Take digital x-rays as needed
• Intra-oral scanning (Itero)
• Local anesthesia
• Laser treatment, if licensed
• Arestin or another medicament placement
• Application of fluoride varnish and chlorhexidine irrigation
• Prepare and sterilize dental instruments, equipment and the hygiene room, adhering to infection control protocols
• Prebook patient’s next recall visit

• Completion of an accredited dental hygiene program
• Current CPR Certification

• One to three years of dental hygiene experience preferred
• Familiarity with Dentrix dental software and Dexis digital radiography preferred

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Discount on dental services
• Continuing education opportunities
• Paid time off and major holidays after six months of employment
• One column with one to two hour patient appointments

Depending on experience

I like to think of us as a group of people who like to spend a better part of the day with helping patients and each other. The dentist/owner has been serving the dental community in Las Vegas for twenty years.