Contentnea Health·Snow Hill, North Carolina
The primary role involves providing comprehensive dental hygiene services, including preventative care, prophylaxis, scaling, root planing, and administering treatments like fluoride and sealants in consultation with a dentist. Responsibilities also include patient management, clinical documentation in the EHR, maintaining operatory cleanliness, and participating in quality improvement initiatives.
Contentnea Health is a Community Health Center providing comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health services for members of our communities in Greene, Pitt and Pamlico counties in eastern North Carolina.
Provides dental hygiene services to patients.
Responsibilities: and Duties
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Provides preventative dental care to patients in consultation with dentist.
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Performs dental prophylaxis and/or scaling and root planing.
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Performs periodontal probing.
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Performs fluoride treatment and applies dental sealants as appropriate.
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Exposes and processes dental radiographs.
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Provides oral hygiene education to patients.
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Administers local dental anesthetic if certified.
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Documents clinical encounters in electronic health record (EHR) within timelines in established policies and procedures.
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Seats and discharges patients, cleans and disinfects operatory between patients.
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Adheres to established scheduling templates in provision of patient care.
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Participates in quality metrics directives and departmental quality improvement (QI) projects.
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Maintains current knowledge of quality initiatives by regularly attending the practitioners’, clinical site and practice meetings, and reviewing internal communications and resources.
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Complies with Clinical Quality Measures expectations.
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Modifies workflows as determined by department to attain QI objectives.
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Consistently documents activities related to QI objectives.
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Supports dental operations.
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Assists chair side in delivery of dental treatment when staffing demands require.
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Participates in outreach and dental education programs as assigned.
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Assists Practice Manager with maintaining stock/monitoring hygiene supplies.
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Cleans and sterilizes dental instruments.
Qualifications: and Skills
Associate's Degree in Dental Hygiene. Current licensure as a Dental Hygienist in good standing with the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Candidates must possess an Associate's Degree in Dental Hygiene and hold current licensure as a Dental Hygienist in good standing with the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners. A current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is also mandatory for this position.
Market context
Dental hygienist roles in North Carolina are often competitive because clinics look for licensed RDHs who can deliver consistent preventive care while fitting into a collaborative patient-care team. Employers commonly value compassion, reliability, and a willingness to keep learning, and this posting’s requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original job description to save you research time. If you’re considering applying, confirm your North Carolina RDH license is current and be ready to speak to your patient communication style and commitment to professional growth.
