SPECIALTY: Registered Dental Hygienist – RDH
LOCATION: Broomfield, CO
JOB TYPE: Full-Time or Part-Time
PAY RATE: $50-$55/hour
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Dental Hygienist who would like to work with a team-oriented practice that focuses on building long lasting relationships with our patients. The RDH promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.
Job Benefits:
- Full Time or Flexible Part Time Opportunity
- Work/Life Balance – No weekend work!
- Flexible schedules
- Paid training with follow-up support by hygienist helping hygienist.
- Beautiful, modern, and state-of-the-art equipment, fully digital practices, that include scanners and intra-oral cameras.
- Comprehensive Health Package that includes:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401K with company match
- Free CE’s and Hygiene Study Club opportunities
- Health Saving Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Long-term disability
- Short-term disability
- Life insurance
- Accident coverage
- Loyalty rewarded through work-life balance.
- PTO (Paid Personal Time Off)
- Paid Holidays
- CPR recertification
Responsibilities:
- Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
- Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents.
- Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers.
- Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions, providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.
- Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records.
- Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Requirements:
- License/Certification: Registered Dental Hygienist Required
- CPR Certification
- Local Anesthesia and Nitrous certification
This position offers a unique opportunity to grow within a highly supportive team and work in a practice that values both professional and personal development. If you’re passionate about providing exceptional dental care and looking for a flexible work environment, this could be the perfect fit for you.