Dental Hygienist

ID
2025-23450
Category
Dental - Dental Hygienist
Facility
DOD / MTF - California - Camp Pendleton

Job Description

Spectrum Healthcare Resources is excited to announce a potential opportunity for a Dental Hygienist to join our team in providing outstanding care at the Naval Hospital Dental Clinic Camp Pendleton, CA.

 

Requirements:

  • Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Dental Hygiene.
  • Must have completed a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA).
  • Must be certified in radiography as required by 42 CFR Part 75.
  • Must successfully pass the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE).
  • Must meet clinical competency requirements as per service-specific credentialing instructions.
  • Must have a current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Dental Hygienist​.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Examine patients' oral cavities, including mouth, throat, and pharynx, and document conditions of teeth and surrounding tissues.
  • Refer patients to a dentist if abnormalities such as cavities, defective fillings, suspicious growths, or periodontal disease are detected.
  • Apply desensitizing and other topical agents for treating oral conditions such as caries prevention, gingivitis, and ulcerations.
  • Educate patients on proper oral hygiene techniques using models, visual aids, and practical demonstrations.
  • Take impressions and construct custom sports/safety mouthguards and soft night guards for vital bleaching.
  • Polish restorations and apply pit and fissure sealants.
  • Assist chairside when directed by the Officer-in-Charge of the dental clinic.
  • Record patient treatment details, maintain instruments, and ensure proper sterilization procedures.
  • Utilize the Corporate Dental Application for patient workload entry, readiness tracking, and scheduling.

Work Hours: Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.

Shifts: 8.5 or 9-hour shifts, including a 30-minute or 1-hour uncompensated meal break.

Maximum Weekly Hours: No more than 80 hours in a two-week period.

 

Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems.  SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles.  A Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the military staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves 850 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9,600 affiliated health care professionals.

 

 

EOE/Disabled/Veterans

Location : Location

US-CA-Oceanside

Recruiter : Full Name: First Last

Gracie Barstad

Direct phone number

314-744-4133

Recruiter : Email

gracie_barstad@spectrumhealth.com

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