Dental Hygienist

Overview

Are you looking to join a team that is passionate about providing top-notch dental care and delivering a 5-star Patient Experience? Do you love helping Patients feel comfortable and treating Patients like family? Does it make you feel good when you help educate Patients on the best way to take care of their dental health? Are you ready to be part of a team that truly values and treats each other with trust, compassion, and kindness? If this sounds like what you’re looking for, we’d love to meet you! We are currently growing and have an open part-time position open at Glendale!

We’re Different at Lakeshore Family Dentistry

We are a core values driven, 3-location private practice, with a people focused mission. Our people focused mission is simply to be the “Preferred Dental Group for Patients, Doctors, and Team in Southeast Wisconsin!” To fulfill this Patient mission we offer Family-Friendly Convenience, Family-Friendly Prices, and Family-Friendly Customer Service. In order to fulfill this mission to Patients, we focus on building the best environment and value proposition for our Team. Here’s the differentiated value proposition for Dental Hygienists at Lakeshore Family Dentistry:

Dental Hygienists – Differentiated Value Proposition (Big Picture)

· Culture – Mission/Vision/Core Value Driven Culture

· Balance of Life – Full-Time at 3/Days Week, w/Flexibility

· Compensation – Lakeshore targets 90%+ of Market Compensation

· Communication – Monthly Hygiene Team Meetings, Quarterly Individual

· Day-to-Day Built for You – Hygiene Assistant/Technology

· Valued Team Members – Always work w/you for Balance of Life/Growth

Dental Hygienists – Differentiated Value Proposition (Day-to-Day Life)

· Hygiene Assistant – Set-Up/Breakdown/Sterilization/X-Rays/Scheduling/& More

· Guided Biofilm Therapy vs Cavitron

· Dentrix Ascend Voice Perio

· Dentrix Ascend Voice Clinical Notes or Clinical Note Templates/Quick-Pick Lists

· Dentrix Ascend Detect AI X-Rays

· Equipment – New Adec Chairs/Delivery Units/X-Ray Heads/Digital Scanners

· New Building Glendale 2020/Greendale 2023

Hygiene Assistants and Technology built into Dentrix Ascend will allow you to focus your time on Patient Care and Education. Hygiene Assistants will take care of set-up, breakdown, sterilization, x-rays, scheduling, and more. Guided Biofilm Therapy will revolutionize your day, saving 10-15 minutes per hygiene appointment without any change in hygiene appointment length. Additional technology like voice perio, voice clinical notes/templates, x-ray AI, will speed up your day as and enhance Patient care.

Lastly, you’ll be working with brand new equipment as well with new Adec chairs/delivery units and more!

Balance of Life Differentiation – Hours of Shift

· Lots of Flexibility Available!

· Traditional Length Days, 1/2 days, Longer Days – Option is Yours!

· Flexible, Flexible, Flexible!

Required Qualifications Dental Hygienist

What We Need From You

· An active state hygiene license

· Preferred 1+ year experience

· A glowing personality and a welcoming smile!

· A dependable team player with a great attitude!

· Ability to work hours of shift

What We’ll Offer You – Culture, Compensation, & Benefits of Dental Hygienist

· Culture built on Patient Care, Teamwork, and Professional Growth

· Total Compensation of >$54/hr including both hourly wage and benefits

· Top of market hourly rate (~$52+/hr average based on experience)

· Up to $10,000 Signing Bonus depending on PT or FT

· Paid Holidays if Schedule 20+ Hrs/Week

· Modern Office w/recent full renovation and building expansion

· The best Personal Protective Equipment (Above/Beyond OHSA/CDC/ADA)

Lakeshore Family Dentistry provides a unique opportunity in the Greater Milwaukee Area from a core values, mentoring, career development, schedule, and income potential standpoint. We can’t wait to talk to you about growing together!

Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities

• Through the delivery of periodontal therapies and other hygiene-related services, Dental Hygienists are committed to improving the oral health of patients. Candidates must be enthusiastic about their dental work, and willing to provide the highest level of care at all times
• Under limited supervision, the Dental Hygienist provides oral hygiene dental treatment and oral hygiene care and education in accordance with guidelines approved, issued, and regulated by the state in which they work.
• Patient screening, medical history and dental charting.
• Application of fluoride and protective sealants. Removal of calculus, stain and plaque from above and below the gum line.
• Provides nutritional counseling, and self-care programs to prevent disease.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Desired Skills:

• Active Hygiene license for the state you applied, required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Additional benefits for full-time employees:

• Medical
• Dental services
• Life insurance
• Vision
• 401k to name a few

At DCA we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate them and recognize the value this brings to our patients and employees. DCA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity and consideration are afforded to all qualified applicants and employees. We won’t unlawfully discriminate on the basis of gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other category protected by law.

The DCA team is best characterized by the relationships we have with our patients and each other. We embrace collaboration which is necessary to innovate in today’s changing world of dentistry . Our culture encourages participation, diversity of thought, innovation, and strong execution.
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