Registered Hygienist

Job Description & Qualifications: We're looking to add to our growing team. Our new location offers up to date equipment and brand new facilities.

• Clinical Care: Clean teeth (remove calculus, plaque, and stains), apply fluorides and topical anesthetics, chart tooth decay, and examine gums and lymph nodes.
• Diagnostics & Records: Review and record medical and dental histories and expose/process dental radiographs (X-rays).
• Patient Education: Instruct patients on proper oral hygiene, plaque control, and nutritional impacts on dental health.
• Clinic Operations: Maintain sterile instrument protocols, manage chairside assisting duties when required, and comply with state board guidelines.

Qualifications & Licensing Requirements (WV Board of Dentistry)

• Education: An Associate or Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene from a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).
• Age & Character: Must be at least 18 years old and meet background requirements with no disqualifying criminal convictions or active, unmanaged substance abuse.
• Examinations:
  • Pass the national board examination (Joint Commission).
  • Pass an approved clinical skills examination.
  • Pass the West Virginia Jurisprudence Examination covering state dental practice laws.
• Certifications: Maintain active CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and submit official school transcripts with the application fee to the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners. Keep up with yearly CE credits to maintain certificates.
• Public Health / General Supervision Permits: *this is preferred

Salary Details: Negotiable

To apply, please send you letter of interest, resume and any references to ATTN: Hygiene Position frontdesk@alpenglowdentalwv.com.