Dental Hygienist at Affordable Care in Kearney, MO

JOB PURPOSE:
The Dental Hygienist provides comprehensive preventive and therapeutic dental care to patients, while supporting the dentist in diagnosis, treatment, and patient education. This role includes performing cleanings, administering local anesthetics, providing implant maintenance, assisting with treatment planning, and delivering patient-centered education to promote long-term oral health.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Perform scaling and prophylaxis
• Application of fluoride and related procedures
• Provide ongoing maintenance care for implant patients.
• Gross debridement on a partial patient
• Conduct patient consultations and reinforce treatment recommendations
• Educate patients on proper oral hygiene practices and preventive care strategies
• Deliver post-operative instructions and ensure patient understanding of care
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• High School Education or equivalent
• Active Dental Hygienist license
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Proficiency in hygiene procedures, infection control, and patient care protocols
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for patient education and treatment discussions
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and professionalism
• Commitment to patient-centered care and long-term oral health outcomes
• Team-oriented mindset with flexibility to support both patient care and office operations

Benefits
We care about our employees and understand the hard work that goes into providing the best-in-class patient care. You will be provided the training needed to provide you with the support you need to do your job well. Additional benefits include, group medical and dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending (health and dependent care), 401(k), 9 paid holidays off, 10 days of vacation, and 5 additional PTO days. We also offer ancillary benefits to include hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance options.

About Affordable Care
Founded in 1975, today Affordable Care, LLC is America’s largest dental support organization (DSO) focused on tooth replacement services, serving more than 360 dental practices across the United States. Supported practices primarily concentrate on extractions, dentures, implants, and fixed arches, with some practices housing an on-site laboratory to enable same-day dental services. Affordable Care is the DSO for several top dental brands including, but not limited to, Affordable Dentures & Implants, DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions, and Advanced Dental Implant Centers. From the Affordable Care Support Center, located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, along with field-based teams, Affordable Care provides business expertise and support services to dental practices, taking care of non-clinical duties so dentists can focus on treating patients (visit affordablecare.com).