Dental Hygienist

Gastonia Family Dentistry is the largest dental practice in Gaston County, serving Gastonia and surrounding areas that include towns in Gaston, Cleveland, and Lincoln counties.  We are a 4 doctor and 5 hygienist office that prides ourselves on providing the most amazing patient experience through patient education and the best dental treatment possible. We offer same day crowns with our Cerec technology, Invisalign orthodontic treatment, and multiple dental implant options for missing teeth.  Gastonia Family Dentistry is a fast paced, high-tech dental practice with 19 fully functional treatment rooms.  We have a 4.9 out of 5 stars customer rating: from over 1,500 reviews.  Our team enjoys the work that they do and works relentlessly to ensure our legacy and suburb reputation for being the best dental provider in the area endures!

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.

• 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.

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.