Dental Hygienist

Job Title: Dental Hygienist

Job Classification: Full-Time, Non-exempt

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Reporting Relationship: Director of Dental Care

Location: On-site, Travel between all clinical locations is required.

Primary Accountability (Job Purpose):

The Dental Hygienist plays a key role in coordinating and navigating dental care services. This position advocates for oral health, supports disease prevention efforts, and engages patients through motivational interviewing and goal setting. The Dental Hygienist also delivers preventive dental services and participates in outreach activities for patients and families. Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team is essential to ensure effective patient care and to foster a welcoming and high-quality experience for all patients.

Essential Functions:

• Plans, organizes, and implements dental outreach events and oral health education activities in the community.
• Identifies and enrolls high-risk patients into the oral health services program.
• Provides preventive oral health care and screening services both in-house and in community settings.
• Maintains and updates tracking systems for patient and community outreach contacts.
• Collects and submits monthly reports on patient engagement and community outreach metrics.
• Collaborates with primary care providers and the Dental Director to improve oral health services for children and pregnant women.
• Links patients to appropriate community health resources in accordance with regulatory and organizational guidelines.
• Builds and maintains relationships with referral sources and multidisciplinary teams, including medical, dental, prenatal providers, case managers, and outreach staff.
• Performs dental hygiene duties as permitted under Georgia law.
• Participates in interdisciplinary care coordination and ensure follow-up services for oral health patients.
• Stays current on oral health practices and maintain working knowledge of dental benefits and insurance plans.
• Provides administrative support including appointment scheduling, fee management, and maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Ensures compliance with HIPAA regulations and treat all patient information as confidential.
• Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement (QA/QI) activities to support organizational performance.
• Utilizes electronic health record systems such as Dentrix Ascend and AthenaNet, and stay updated on new digital tools relevant to the role.
• Supports team goals and performs additional duties as assigned.