Registered Dental Hygienist: Extraordinary Opportunity in Winston- Salem, NC

Calling All Dental Hygiene Superstars! 🦷✨ NEW GRADS WELCOME!

Job Title: Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)
📍 Location: Winston-Salem, NC
🦷 Join Our Team at Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry!

Are you a passionate and patient-focused Registered Dental Hygienist looking for your forever home? Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry is seeking a dedicated RDH to join our growing team in Winston-Salem, NC. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, comprehensive dental care in a supportive and collaborative environment.

What We Offer:

✔ Competitive pay: $48-$52 per hour
✔ Flexible schedule options (Monday-Thursday, occasional Fridays)
✔ Modern, state-of-the-art technology and equipment
✔ Supportive and team-oriented work environment
✔ Growth and professional development opportunities

What You’ll Do:

🦷 Perform thorough dental cleanings and periodontal therapy
🦷 Educate patients on oral health and preventive care
🦷 Take and review digital X-rays
🦷 Assist in treatment planning and case presentations
🦷 Maintain accurate patient records and charting
🦷 Collaborate with the dental team to ensure top-tier patient care

What We’re Looking For:

✅ Licensed Registered Dental Hygienist in North Carolina
✅ Strong clinical skills and attention to detail
✅ Excellent communication and patient education abilities
✅ A positive attitude and teamwork-oriented mindset
✅ Comfort with dental technology (Denticon, iTero, Nomad, Sensors, Cavitron, Intraoral Camera)

If you’re looking for a supportive team, great benefits, and a practice that values your expertise, we’d love to meet you!

📩 Apply today and take the next step in your dental hygiene career!

🌟 Why This Isn't Your Average Dental Gig:

• Be part of a practice that's been creating healthy smiles for 25 years!

• Work with cutting-edge tech that'll make your dental school professors jealous

• Join a team so awesome, you'll actually look forward to Mondays

• Flex your skills and grow your career faster than you can say "periodontal probe"

Exciting Benefits Package:

• Competitive salary 💵

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 🏥👁️

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match 🏦🔒

• Paid time off and holidays 🏖️🎉

• Continuing education opportunities 📚🧠

• Employee referral bonuses 👥💰

• Team-building events and activities 🤝🎳

• Discounted dental services for you and your family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦😁

DENTAL HYGIENIST POSITION SUMMARY

A Dental Hygienist for Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry works together with our dentists to meet the oral health needs of our patients.

A Dental Hygienist is responsible for promoting dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screenings, periodontal maintenance, charting dental solutions, willingness to assist with a variety of responsibilities in the dental office, and performing in compliance with Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry’s highest standard of care.

DENTAL HYGIENIST KEY COMPETENCIES

• Assess dental condition and needs of patient using patient screening procedures, including medical history review, dental charting, and perio charting
• Delivers direct patient care using established dental hygienist procedures
• Takes patient vital signs
• Performs routine treatment procedures, such as cleaning and polishing
• Takes radiographs required for diagnosis of treatment needs by the dentist
• Applies sealants and fluorides
• Electronic record keeping
• Documents patient dental history and chief complaint
• Records and reports pertinent observations
• Teaches patients how to prevent tooth decay and gum disease through proper diet and oral home care
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments
• Completes Treatment Plan as prescribed by the dentist
• Reviews and explains treatment plan and associates fees with patient
• Ability to articulate and express patients concerns to dentist
• Primary treatment coordinator
• Ancillary duties as needed

• Must be present by 7:45am as clinic opens at 8am (operational hours may vary based on location); individual must be reliable. This is full time position.
• Completed dental hygiene certificate program or Associate’s degree in Dental Hygiene and has current Hygienist license for state of North Carolina. NEW GRADS WELCOME!
• Ability to demonstrate independent thinking and exercise good judgment
• Ability to formulate, affect, interpret, and/or implement operating practices
• Ability to demonstrate teamwork approach to job responsibilities
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, dependability and promptness
• Must perform frequent repetitive work with attention to detail
• Must have the ability to be flexible and accept different work assignments with a positive approach
• Ability to follow instructions and takes responsibility for own actions
• Ability to exercise confidentiality with Patients and patient care
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, procedure manuals and written correspondence
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance