Registered Dental Hygienist

Our well established dental office has an immediate part‑time opening for a Registered Dental Hygienist
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Mount Vernon Family Dentistry is looking for a friendly, motivated Dental Hygienist to join our awesome team two to three days per week! We are conveniently located near Highway 1 & Highway 30 in Mount Vernon, IA.

• Monday: 6:30am – 4:00pm
• Tuesday: 7:30am – 4:00pm
• Wednesday: 7:30am – 5:00pm

We offer competitive compensation, paid time off, quarterly profit sharing bonus, group health insurance and after one year of employment you are eligible for our 401k plan.

We are a health‑focused practice that works hard, but also knows how to have fun! This position will require you to build relationships, have a high level of communication skills and most importantly have a positive, problem‑solving attitude. Education in dental hygiene is a must along with a willingness to learn.

• Perform routine cleanings, scaling & root planing, periodontal maintenance
• Anesthetize patients as needed
• Educate patients at each visit
• Take digital x-rays (bitewings, periapicals, full‑mouth series, panoramic)
• Create and review treatment plans with patients as needed
• Prepare the operatory prior to each patient’s arrival
• Properly clean the operatory after each appointment
• Help keep up on sterilization throughout each day
• Complete accurate procedure notes after each patient
• Patient relations & communications
• Occasional answering of telephones, greeting patients, corresponding with other dental offices and some scheduling of patients as needed

Our office uses PEB XLdent dental software and we will train you.

We schedule 1 hour routine hygiene/periodontal maintenance appointments.

We schedule 2 hour scaling & root planing appointments per side of the mouth.

Rarely are you expected to see a new patient prior to the dentist completing a full examination.

Please call us at  and ask for Riley. You can also email your resume to  or drop off to 311 Virgil Avenue, Mount Vernon IA 52314. We’d love to meet you—come grow with us!

Part‑time

• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Paid time off

In person