What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Dental Hygienist position at Sharp Smiles Dentistry?
Overview
As a Registered Dental Hygienist, you’ll help patients protect their oral health through preventive care, clear education, and attentive clinical support. You’ll assess patient needs, provide hygiene services, document care, and work closely with the dental team in a general dentistry setting. Your impact: By identifying oral health concerns early and explaining practical next steps, you help patients make informed decisions and maintain healthier smiles.
Responsibilities
- Perform dental hygiene procedures and patient assessments, including reviewing medical records and vital signs.
- Capture dental X-rays and other medical imaging as directed, following applicable safety and infection control practices.
- Educate patients, including children and families, on dental care, prevention, and home-care routines.
- Maintain accurate electronic health records (EHR), review documentation, and protect patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA.
- Prepare and maintain dental equipment and treatment areas using aseptic technique and infection prevention procedures; collaborate through four-handed dentistry and chairside assisting as needed.
Skills
- Required: Current Registered Dental Hygienist license as applicable to the practice location, strong patient care and client communication skills, and knowledge of dental and medical terminology, anatomy, and general dentistry.
- Preferred: Dental office or clinic experience, including pediatric dentistry or pediatrics; familiarity with Eaglesoft, Dentrix, EMR/EHR systems, medical coding, and electronic health records management.
- Knowledge of dental assisting, dental equipment, dental X-rays, X-rays, medical imaging, patient assessment, vital signs, documentation review, and dental care patient education.
- Ability to apply HIPAA compliance, maintaining patient confidentiality, healthcare infection prevention and control, infection prevention management, infection control, and aseptic technique.
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: 18.0 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person