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Dental Hygienist - Gentle Dental Sheridan
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 Sheridan team 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.
Earn $60-$65 per hour
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
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
Compensation
$60-$65 per hour
Schedule
Full-Time, Monday-Thursday
Location
Gentle Dental Sheridan
411 W. Main Street
Sheridan, OR 97378
Benefits
We offer the following benefits for full-time employees:
* Medical and pharmacy coverage
* Dental and vision coverage for employees and their families
* Employee Assistance Program
* Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
* 6 paid holidays and 1 paid floating holiday
* 80 hours of PTO per year for hourly employees
* 401(k) plan with company match
* Continuing education credits
* Malpractice coverage
* Referral Bonus Program ($600-$2,500 depending on role)
Position Qualifications
* Graduate of an accredited Dental Hygiene program
* Current Oregon Dental Hygiene License or ability to obtain one by the time of employment
* Current CPR certification
* 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 Gentle Dental Sheridan and join a team that values what you do—and offers the earning potential to reward it.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Worksite address
sheridan, OR, 97378, US
Who can apply
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