Dental Hygienist

Company: High Country Community Health
Location: Newland
Posted on: February 14, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Description: Are you a Registered Dental Hygienist passionate about helping and educating patients and making a difference in the community? You have come to the right place. Make an impact working at a busy Community Health Center reporting to an experienced and supportive leadership team. Work within a multi-site, state-of-the-art facility with access to the latest in oral health technology. Comfortable work schedule with generous PTO Highly competitive salary and benefits package, including 401K Matching and CE reimbursement. SIGN ON BONUS. Career Path: Onsite Training Offered. Not-for-profit and mission-driven healthcare organization making a difference within a community in need. Our Dental Hygienist Will: Promote dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act. What We Expect of Dental Hygienists: Prepares treatment room for patients by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols. Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patients. Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests. Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments. Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits by evaluating patient's oral health. Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and 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. Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations; cleaning and polishing removable appliances; placing, carving, and finishing amalgam restorations; and removing cement from crowns and bridges. Helps dentists manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and a directory of emergency numbers. Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of the time of the next dental hygiene visit. Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records. Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential. Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols. Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; and 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; and verifying receipt of supplies. Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and participating in professional societies. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Skills/Qualifications: Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Bedside Manner, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Listening, Teamwork, Administering Medication, Thoroughness, Self-Development Requirements: Skills/Qualifications: Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Bedside Manner, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Listening, Teamwork, Administering Medication, Thoroughness, Self-Development

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