Dental Hygienist

Swope Health • Kansas City, KS

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About The Position

As a Dental Hygienist for the Swope Health, you will provide care for the people in our community that need it the most. The Dental Hygienist assists in oral health education and performing clinical operations in the prevention of oral disease. The Dental Hygienist aids our patients in attaining and maintaining optimum oral health. If you have a passion for improving the quality of life for others. This is the role for you.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school or program in dental hygiene.
• State license to practice dental hygiene in Missouri and Kansas

Nice To Haves

• One year experience in private practice or clinical setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine dental procedures such as scaling of teeth, including subgingival regions and root planning with hand and ultrasonic instruments, polishing of all exposed tooth surfaces with motor driven and hand instruments in the oral prophylaxis procedure.
• Instructs patients and others in preventive dental health practices, provides nutrition counseling and diet analysis for patients.
• Evaluates and makes available effective dental health educational material to interested groups, patients and other staff.
• Must complete Patient Safety Training curriculum.

Benefits

• Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Days Off beginning at 15 days annually, effective the first day of employment
• Eight annual company-paid holidays
• One annual paid personal day
• Up to $3000 for continuing education expenses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees