Dental Hygienist

About this role

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System is hiring a Dental Hygienist in Welch, WV. The employer published a pay range of $60k–$76k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other dental hygienist roles before you apply.

Dental hygienists clean teeth, assess gum health, take radiographs where allowed and teach patients how to prevent disease.

Duties from the announcement

Responsible planning and directing the preventive dental health program. Instructs patients in oral health care and for the administration of oral prophylaxis. Develop various teaching aids and preventive methods for the inmate population. Instructs patients, individually and in groups, in proper oral hygiene care using materials such as teeth models, displays, disclosing solutions, toothbrushes, and floss. Demonstrates proper techniques of brushing and flossing using toothbrushes, floss threaders, Perio-Aids, Proxabrushes, etc.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $32.69 per hour, is 39% below the median of 345 Hygienist postings with published pay across the US ($54 per hour).

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Typical requirements

• Active dental hygiene license in the state of the job
• Degree from a CODA-accredited dental hygiene program
• BLS or CPR; local anesthesia certification where the state requires it

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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