Job Description
Are you a patient-focused, energetic Registered Dental Hygienist looking to join a collaborative team? We are seeking an RDH committed to providing exceptional, gentle care and promoting lifelong oral health.
Alpha Dental Co. is a dental group with a difference. While we operate across 18 established practice locations in Massachusetts (MA) and Rhode Island (RI), each of our offices maintains the personal, caring atmosphere of an individual family practice .
We are dedicated to offering all aspects of modern dentistry, ensuring our patients receive comprehensive, high-quality care. When you join our team, you gain the strong, supportive network and resources of a large organization, combined with the close-knit culture and patient focus of a local office
Key Responsibilities
- Clinical Care Excellence: Deliver thorough hygiene treatment, including prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing, using gentle techniques. Administer local anesthetics and apply cavity-preventive agents like fluorides and sealants as permitted by state law.
- Patient Advocacy & Education: Act as a primary educator, counseling patients on proper oral hygiene and nutrition, and helping to manage patient anxiety during treatment.
- Compliance & Records: Maintain accurate periodontal charts, medical histories, and treatment records. Securely manage patient records in compliance with HIPAA regulations and office policies.
- Operatory & Inventory Management: Efficiently manage operatory duties, including room turnover, disinfection, sterilization of instruments, and daily preparation. Maintain hygiene supply inventory and submit orders.
Requirements
- Licensure: Must be currently licensed to practice as a Dental Hygienist in the state, meeting all applicable state requirements.
- Education: Completion of at least two years of post-secondary education from an accredited dental hygiene program.
- Experience: Proven experience in providing prophylaxis and taking X-rays is required.
- Interpersonal Skills: Excellent verbal skills and good interpersonal skills to build effective rapport with patients, dentists, and coworkers.
Job Tags
Work at office, Local area,