Dental Hygienist:

The Dental Hygienist promotes dental health and provides direct provision of oral hygiene and appropriate preventive services to dental patients. 

Position Summary:

With a Quality, Customer First, and Compassionate approach, The Dental Hygienist will:

• Prepare treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepare patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, and seating patient.
• Maintain instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
• Select materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient’s oral health.
• Recognize status of patient’s periodontal health and delivers the appropriate treatment based on the treatment plan.
• Complete dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.
• Detect disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies.
• Prevent dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity preventing agents.
• Maintain patient appearance and ability to chew by fabricating temporary restorations, cleaning and polishing removable appliances, placing, carving, and finishing amalgam restorations, removing cement from crowns and bridges.
• Assist dentist with dental and medical emergencies.
• Educate patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions, providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.
• Initiate oral hygiene instruction with all patients during course of treatment.
• Properly refer abnormal findings to appropriate provider. (i.e., undiagnosed hypertension to MD, leukoplakic oral lesion to DDS).
• Notify DDS of patients who fail to respond to initial therapy appropriately and thereby may need chemotherapeutic or surgical intervention.
• Document dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories, charting in patient records.
• Follow clinic protocol with reviewing patient’s medical history at every appointment and records changes.
• Maintain dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies placing and expediting orders for supplies, verifying receipt of supplies.
• Follow clinic radiographic protocol and produces diagnostic radiographs.

Perks and Benefits:

At Sunrise, we pride ourselves in over 50 years of exceptional support to our community and employees. Sunrise is dedicated to guiding every employee towards professional growth and development by supporting them through training and tuition reimbursement. We value a healthy work life balance by providing generous paid time off.  Employee opinions are valued, and we listen to employees through employee engagement surveys and the sharing of diverse ideas! 

Sunrise Community Health offers a generous range of benefits.

Generous PTO and Leave Times:

• Up to 8-weeks of Paid Time Off (to include Vacation, Personal, 12 observed Holiday, and Sick Leave)

Health, Medical, and Wellness Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• FSA Medical Flexible Spending Account
• FSA Dependent Care Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program

Financial Benefits:

• Competitive 401K Plan
• Loan Forgiveness Programs*
• Referral Bonus

Professional Development:

• Tuition and Training Reimbursement
• Agency Wide Training
• Master Class Subscription

Get Involved:

• Employee Recognition Programs

* Providers can apply for the State or Federal loan repayment program.

Current immunizations are required to work at Sunrise Community Health and may vary dependent upon the position.  Influenza (Flu) Vaccines are required for ALL staff. COVID vaccine is highly encouraged.       

Sunrise Community Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We value a diverse, inclusive workforce that enriches our culture and our mission to provide affordable access to quality healthcare for all. Qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws.  Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

• Associates (A.A) Degree from a Community College or Technical school in dental hygiene.
• License to practice oral hygiene in the state of Colorado.
• 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

About Sunrise Community Health

Founded in 1973, Sunrise Community Health is dedicated to delivering high quality, affordable healthcare to Weld, Larimer, and surrounding counties in northern Colorado. With exceptional providers and convenient locations, we support each patient’s journey to wellness and are committed to our community’s health and well-being.

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