Dental Hygienist

Looking for something different? CarolinasDentist- Porters Neck is the right place for you! But we aren’t just looking for anyone. We’re seeking an energetic, relationship-based, and self-driven team member to join our team. Our team provides next level patient care, state of the art dentistry, 5-star patient experiences while offering competitive pay and benefits along with work/life balance. We enjoy quarterly team outings, weekly check-ins, energetic morning huddles and encourage engagement from all our team members. Look no further, you’ve found the right place to call your work home!

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.

• 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.

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.