Dental Hygienist

North Shore Community Health•Salem, MA

35d•Onsite

About The Position

North Shore Community Health (NSCH) is seeking a full-time Dental Hygienist to join their team. This role is responsible for promoting optimal dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, oral cancer screenings, charting conditions of decay and disease, and patient education. The ideal candidate will be culturally competent and possess a sense of humor, as they will be working with a diverse staff and patient population. NSCH is a community health organization providing comprehensive primary care, dental services, behavioral health care, care management, pharmacy services, substance abuse disorder treatment, nurse care management, and insurance enrollment assistance across multiple locations, including school-based health centers.

Requirements

Two years of experience
Graduate of an accredited School of Dental Hygiene
Licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Registered Dental Hygienist
Good working knowledge of dental equipment and terminology, OSHA, and safety compliance
Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced dental environment
Superior customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Detail-oriented, organized, professional, and able to multitask.
Good working knowledge of Dentrix.
All employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment unless they have been granted a religious or medical exception.

Nice To Haves

Local anesthesia certification preferred
Bilingual/bicultural individuals who can speak Spanish and/or Portuguese

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to patients.
Reviews and updates medical history at each visit.
Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
Performs all necessary oral prophylactic services by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth by scaling, polishing, or subgingival root planning and curettage; applying fluoride treatments and placing pit and fissure sealants.
Detects disease by performing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gingival tissues; using a probe to detect areas of periodontal pocketing and disease, and assessing levels of recession.
Document all hygiene services and chart clinical findings in Dentrix.
Educate patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions