Dental Hygienist

About the Practice:

Triangle Family Dentistry in Apex is looking for a motivated and friendly candidate to add to our team. If those qualifications describe you, then you may have just found your forever dental home. Our office is brand new with state of the art technology. We thrive on providing the best patient care while building lifelong relationships with the team as well as our patients. We believe in maintaining a low-stress environment, and getting out on time to see our families. If that sounds good to you, no need to look any further - come and join a winning team of dental professionals!

Responsibilities:

The dental hygienist is responsible for performing licensed hygiene procedures, educating patients, and management of the nonsurgical periodontal program as directed by the dentist.

Establish and maintain continued patient care relationships.
Verify/document patient health history and educate patients about oral hygiene/health/disease as well as procedures and services offered.
Perform clinical hygiene functions including, but not limited to: exposing/evaluating diagnostic x-rays, taking and recording blood pressure, adult/child prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and co-assessing possible restorative treatments with the doctor.
Determine needs and perform sealant placement, Arestin, and fluoride treatments as needed.
Qualifications:
Dental hygiene certification from accredited dental hygiene school.
Current hygiene license where employed.
Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA, BLS and infection control training as required by law.
Experience with dental software.
Benefits Offered:

As a key part of our patient care team, our dental hygienists are offered a substantial benefits package that includes health and dental benefits, long- and short-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with 4% matching, holiday pay and paid time off, CEs offered at no charge, positive work environment, and hygiene culture coaching.

Salary Range: 45-55 Requisition Number: 2024-13000