Dental Hygienist

Job description

Build a Hygiene Career That Rewards Great Patient Care

At Gentle Dental, we believe exceptional dentistry starts with exceptional clinicians. We‘re looking for a Dental Hygienist to join our Sehome team in Bellingham and help us provide patients with high-quality, preventive care in a collaborative and supportive environment.

This is an opportunity to practice hygiene with a team that values your clinical expertise, gives you the support and resources to succeed, and rewards your contributions.

If you‘re passionate about patient education, prevention, periodontal health, and building lasting relationships with your patients, we‘d love to meet you.

Why You‘ll Love Working at Gentle Dental

Our approach combines the advantages of a group practice with the clinical environment and relationships that make dentistry rewarding.

As a Dental Hygienist, you‘ll have the opportunity to:

Focus on delivering high-quality preventive and periodontal care

Build long-term relationships with your patients

Educate patients and help them take an active role in their oral and overall health

Collaborate closely with dentists and other members of the clinical team

Work with the support and resources of an established dental organization

Continue developing your clinical skills through continuing education

Earn additional compensation through an uncapped bonus plan

We believe in personal accountability, strong relationships, clinical excellence, and continuously finding better ways to support our patients and teams.

What You‘ll Do

As a Dental Hygienist, you‘ll be an essential part of each patient‘s care team. You‘ll provide preventive and periodontal services while helping patients understand the connection between oral health and overall wellness.

You‘ll:

Perform comprehensive dental hygiene and periodontal services within your scope of practice

Assess patients‘ oral health and identify periodontal conditions

Partner with dentists to develop and support appropriate patient treatment plans

Educate patients on oral hygiene, prevention, periodontal health, and recommended care

Build trust through compassionate, personalized patient interactions

Maintain accurate clinical documentation

Follow infection control, safety, and clinical protocols

Collaborate with the entire dental team to create an exceptional patient experience

Schedule

Part-Time

Locations

Gentle Dental Medford Main

836 East Main St.

Suite 4

Medford, OR 97504, USA

We offer the following benefits for Part-Time employees: 

Employee Assistance Program

Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance

401k plan with company match

CE credits

Malpractice

Referral Bonus Program ($600 - $2,500 depending on role)

Position Qualifications:

Accredited Hygiene Technical School or College

Current applicable State Dental License (or the ability to acquire one by time of employment)

Other licenses/certifications such as CPR, local certified anesthesia

Applicable local anesthesia certification and other required credentials

Strong patient communication and education skills

Commitment to clinical excellence and an exceptional patient experience

Why Gentle Dental?

Our vision is to provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare that improves our patients‘ quality of life and overall health.

We‘ve reimagined group dentistry to give clinicians the right balance of clinical autonomy, collaboration, resources, and support throughout every stage of their careers—all while keeping the best interests of our patients at the center of what we do.

Bring your clinical expertise to a team that values what you do—and offers the earning potential to reward it.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Who can apply

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