Dental Hygienist

Make a Difference One Smile at a Time!

Are you a compassionate, skilled Dental Hygienist who believes quality dental care should be delivered with both clinical excellence and genuine care?

CCH is looking for a dedicated Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) to join our dental team in Georgia! In this role, you'll provide high-quality preventive and periodontal dental care while educating patients and helping them build healthier smiles and healthier lives.

If you're passionate about patient care, enjoy working as part of a collaborative clinical team, and want your work to have a meaningful impact in the community, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will provide comprehensive dental hygiene services while maintaining the highest standards of safety, accuracy, and patient care.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Perform dental cleanings, prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, selective polishing, coronal polishing, and other services within the scope of dental hygiene practice.

• Perform periodontal charting and assist with periodontal treatment planning.

• Obtain accurate dental radiographs while following ALARA principles.

• Apply fluoride varnish, sealants, topical medications, and other preventive treatments as appropriate.

• Take impressions for study casts, athletic mouth guards, custom trays, and other needs as required.

• Provide individualized oral hygiene education and reinforce healthy dental habits with every patient.

• Accurately document patient findings, treatment, outcomes, medical histories, medications, and vital signs in the electronic health record.

• Assist the Dentist with charting, treatment recommendations, and prevention and management of dental emergencies.

• Prepare, clean, disinfect, sterilize, and restock operatories and equipment according to established OSHA, CDC, and ADA standards.

• Review the daily chair schedule with the Dentist and plan clinical activities accordingly.

• Maintain current knowledge and skills through required continuing education and professional development.

• Help support and oversee dental hygiene students.

• Provide medical interpretation when appropriate and within your skill set.

• Perform other duties within the Dental Program as assigned.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who brings both clinical expertise and heart to their work.

The ideal candidate:

• Is passionate about providing excellent, compassionate patient care.

• Demonstrates genuine care, respect, and professionalism when interacting with patients and coworkers.

• Works well independently while also thriving as part of a team.

• Has strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous learning.

• Can effectively multitask in a fast-paced clinical environment.

• Communicates clearly and provides outstanding customer service.

• Remains professional and composed in high-pressure situations.

• Is comfortable taking initiative, sharing ideas, and providing leadership within the dental team.

• Has experience with electronic health record systems and dental terminology.

• Is familiar with ADA dental codes.

• Is committed to maintaining excellent infection-control and patient-safety standards.

Why This Role Matters

Dental hygiene is about more than clean teeth-it's about improving health, building confidence, and helping people live healthier lives.

As a Dental Hygienist at Christ Community Health, you have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day. You'll be one of the trusted professionals patients rely on for preventive care, education, early identification of oral health concerns, and guidance toward better overall wellness.

Every patient interaction is an opportunity to make a difference. Whether you're providing preventive care, educating a patient, supporting a treatment plan, or simply helping someone feel more comfortable, your expertise and compassion matter.

At Christ Community Health, you won't just be treating patients-you'll be building trust, improving health, and strengthening the communities we serve, one smile at a time.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or higher

• Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) from an accredited program

• Current Georgia dental hygiene license

• Current BLS Certification

• Radiology Certification

• Ability to meet the physical and clinical requirements of the position

• Commitment to maintaining all required professional credentials and continuing education

Preferred Qualification

• Fluent in English and Spanish

Position Details

• Job Title: Dental Hygienist

• Employment Type: Full Time

• Pay Type: Hourly

• FLSA Status: Nonexempt

• Department: Dental / Hygienist

• Reports To: Dental Site Manager

• Work Environment: Clinical / Patient Care

• Attire: Clinical Scrubs

Company Background:

Our Mission: To proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and to demonstrate His love by providing affordable, quality primary health care to the underserved.

Our Vision: In response to God's grace, we desire to be a part of the redemptive work of Christ to the economically, socially, and spiritually impoverished communities of Augusta, Georgia.

About: Christ Community Health Services Augusta (CCH) is a rapidly growing, primary care health clinic and a community and faith-based 501 (c) (3) organization serving families in a ten-county region between Georgia and South Carolina.

As our patient population continues to grow throughout the greater Augusta area, we are in search of caring and competent team members to join our team! Our four clinics (five, including dental) are strategically located in urban Augusta neighborhoods, providing local access to affordable care for patients who face medical, economic and transportation hardships. As a federally qualified health center and certified patient-centered medical home, we accept patients with no insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and most commercial insurance plans.

Our services include:

• Adult and Pediatric Primary Care
• Integrated Behavioral Health
• Family Dentistry
• Physical Therapy
• HIV/Chronic Disease Care Management
• Lab Services
• Prescription Assistance
• Specialty Referrals

Christ Community Health aims to share Christ's love through healing of the body, mind, and soul. We hope you'll consider joining us in this ministry. Help us meet the needs of others in our community! Working at Christ Community, you'll find community, vocational purpose, and a place to grow in the health care field.

What Christ Community has to offer:

CCH is committed to understanding the needs of its staff and recognizing that there's more to an employee than just what happens during the typical work week. Because of that, we strive to offer a compensation package that includes a competitive salary; employer-paid medical, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance; available 401k plan with employer matching. Additional benefits include dental and vision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, flexible spending accounts, employee care credit, uniform allowances, tuition assistance, and more. We are also a qualifying employer under HRSA-funded loan repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Join our team today!

Christ Community Health Services Augusta Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other federal, state, or local protected class.