Dental Hygienist with $10,000 signing bonus

Careers Carolinasdentist Lightwavedental

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620 Lillington Highway, Suite A, Spring Lake, NC, US Until 8/23/2026 First posted September 18, 2025 Last posted September 18, 2025
Job description

About the Practice

At CarolinasDentist in Spring Lake, we care for our patients the way we’d want our own families to be treated. From the moment our patients first walk through our door to admiring the beautiful smile in the mirror when they leave, we make our patients feel comfortable, unique and compassionately cared for. Our dedicated team in Spring Lake offers personalized treatment plans designed to meet our patients' specific dental needs. Our highly trained and skilled dental clinicians at CarolinasDentist stay up to date on the latest advancements in dental care to ensure our patients enjoy excellent oral health and wear a beautiful smile for a lifetime. 

Responsibilities

The dental hygienist is responsible for performing licensed hygiene procedures, educating patients, and management of the nonsurgical periodontal program as directed by the dentist.

  • Establish and maintain continued patient care relationships.
  • Verify/document patient health history and educate patients about oral hygiene/health/disease as well as procedures and services offered.
  • Perform clinical hygiene functions including, but not limited to: exposing/evaluating diagnostic x-rays, taking and recording blood pressure, adult/child prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and co-assessing possible restorative treatments with the doctor.
  • Determine needs and perform sealant placement, Arestin, and fluoride treatments as needed.

Qualifications

  • Dental hygiene certification from accredited dental hygiene school.
  • Current hygiene license where employed.
  • Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA, BLS and infection control training as required by law.
  • Experience with dental software.

Benefits Offered

As a key part of our patient care team, our dental hygienists are offered a substantial benefits package that includes health and dental benefits, long- and short-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with 4% matching, holiday pay and paid time off, CEs offered at no charge, positive work environment, and hygiene culture coaching.

Salary Range

40-50

Requisition Number

2025-16674
About this role

Summary

Perform dental hygiene procedures, educate patients, manage periodontal program, and support dental treatments.

Job title

Dental Hygienist

Experience level

certified dental hygienist

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Spring Lake, NC; on-site work only

Salary

40-50

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

dental hygiene certificationlicenseOSHAHIPAABLSinfection controldental software

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

dental hygienepatient educationperiodontal therapydental software
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

On-site
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