Dental Hygienist

About the role

The primary purpose of this position is to promote optimal dental health by performing dental prophylaxis, oral cancer screenings, charting conditions of decay and disease, and providing patient education. This role is part of a team that provides comprehensive and culturally sensitive care to the surrounding communities.

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.

Requirements

• Two years of experience
• Graduate of an accredited School of Dental Hygiene
• Licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Registered Dental Hygienist
• Local anesthesia certification preferred
• Good working knowledge of dental equipment and terminology, OSHA, and safety compliance
• Able 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
• Preference will be given to bilingual/bicultural individuals who can speak Spanish and/or Portuguese

Benefits

North Shore Community Health offers a wide range of perks and comprehensive benefits including health and wellness benefits, tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness opportunities, and other appealing benefits. All eligible staff members can take advantage of these benefits right from the start of their employment at NSCH.

Pay

$36.15 - $49.65

Schedule

Regular hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Expanded hours: Occasionally one evening per month (Monday–Thursday, 4:30 – 7:00 PM) and one Saturday per month

EEO Statement

We, North Shore Community Health (NSCH), are an equal employment opportunity employer. Our goal is to have a diverse workforce representative of all people, at all job levels, in the organization. We do not and will not make any personnel decisions (like recruiting, hiring, job assignments, and promotions) based on age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Contact Information

Please contact the Talent Acquisition Department at TalentAcquisition@nschi.org for more information.