Industrial Hygienist jobs in Hampton, VA

About the Practice

Yorkshire Family Dentistry is a fun-loving, patient focused office that provides care for both adults and children! We are dedicated to providing comprehensive family dentistry in Yorktown, Virginia with the best services for over 18 years to families and individuals on the Peninsula! We create a warm, freindly, and calm atmosphere at our dental office to eliminate fear and anxiety for all ages. Yorkshire Family Dentistry's mission is to make people happy and healthy. We offer employment opportunities that promote professional, personal, and financial growth. Our focus is all on people: our team and our patients. We are clinicians, educators, problem solvers, smilers, and laughers!

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.

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