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Dental Hygienist

Covington Family Dentistry • Covington, WA 98042 • Posted 17 days ago

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In-person • Full-time • Mid Level

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Covington Family Dentistry is seeking a Dental Hygienist to join their team. The ideal candidate will provide modern, conservative dental care while fostering meaningful relationships with patients. Responsibilities include sterilizing instruments, taking x-rays and intraoral photos, scheduling patients, dental charting and coding, developing and presenting treatment plans, collaborating with the dentist on treatment recommendations, educating patients on treatment and dental hygiene, and performing hygiene procedures tailored to each patient diagnosis.

Responsibilities

  • Sterilizing instruments
  • Take x-rays and intraoral photos
  • Scheduling patients
  • Dental charting and coding
  • Develop and present treatment plans
  • Collaborate with Dentist on treatment recommendations and assist when necessary
  • Educate patients on treatment and dental hygiene
  • Perform hygiene procedures tailored to each patient diagnosis such as prophylaxis, scaling and root planning, and periodontal maintenance
  • Ensure compliance with infection control protocols
  • Administrative tasks such as answering phones, calling labs, and patient follow-up calls
  • Stock supplies and maintain equipment
  • Accurately document and maintain Patient Health Information
  • Collaboration with team-members

Qualifications

Required

  • Associate’s degree from ADA Accredited Dental Hygiene Program
  • Current state licensure
  • Current CPR/BLS certification
  • Proficiency in dental patient management software such as Open Dental or Dentrix
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Attention to detail
  • Adaptability

Full Job Description

We are looking for a Hygienist to join our team! We’re committed to providing modern, conservative care to all our patients, while making them feel like they’re right at home. Our team makes our patients feel confident in their smiles while creating lasting, meaningful relationships along the way.

Job responsibilities/duties:
  • Sterilizing instruments
  • Take x-rays and intraoral photos
  • Scheduling patients
  • Dental charting and coding
  • Develop and present treatment plans
  • Collaborate with Dentist on treatment recommendations and assist when necessary
  • Educate patients on treatment and dental hygiene
  • Perform hygiene procedures tailored to each patient diagnosis such as prophylaxis, scaling and root planning, and periodontal maintenance
  • Ensure compliance with infection control protocols
  • Administrative tasks such as answering phones, calling labs, and patient follow-up calls
  • Stock supplies and maintain equipment
  • Accurately document and maintain Patient Health Information
  • Collaboration with team-members
Qualifications:
  • Associate’s degree from ADA Accredited Dental Hygiene Program
  • Current state licensure
  • Current CPR/BLS certification
  • Proficiency in dental patient management software such as Open Dental or Dentrix
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Attention to detail
  • Adaptability
Benefits:
  • Medical with company paid contribution
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Company paid Basic Life
  • Ancillary benefits
    • Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
    • Critical Illness
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • Accident
  • Competitive 401K – up to 4% match
  • Competitive PTO
  • Paid Holidays
  • A fun, friendly, and collaborative culture – focus on a healthy work/life balance
  • Continuing Education allowance



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