Registered Dental Hygienist – Northridge

Company: Clove Dental
Location: Northridge, CA
Schedule: Wednesday & Thursday
Work Location: In person

Clove Dental is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our Northridge team. This role focuses on preventive and periodontal care, patient education, and continuity of care.

Hygienist – Registered Dental Hygienist

Hygienist – Registered Dental Hygienist
Pay Range: $65–$70/hour
Minimum Requirement: Active California Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) license

Production Benchmark: Average Daily Production of approximately $1,500–$2,500/day

Promotion Benchmark: Sustained Average Daily Production of $2,500+/day over the prior 6 months, together with demonstrated clinical competency, periodontal care, quality, productivity, reappointment, patient retention, documentation, mentorship, and adherence to Company standards.

Includes all Hygienist I responsibilities and competencies. Hygienist II is expected to independently manage a broader range of preventive and periodontal needs while taking greater ownership of patient retention, reappointment, periodontal treatment completion, and clinical efficiency.

• Provide high-quality preventive and periodontal hygiene care within permitted scope and Company clinical standards.
• Perform prophylaxis, periodontal maintenance, scaling and root planing, radiographs, periodontal charting, and other permitted hygiene procedures.
• Complete thorough periodontal assessments and identify findings requiring dentist evaluation or additional treatment.
• Educate patients on oral health, periodontal disease, home care, recommended preventive and periodontal treatment, and appropriate continuing-care intervals.
• Partner with the dentist to support comprehensive diagnosis, treatment planning, and continuity of care while maintaining appropriate clinical judgment.
• Review patient charts, medical histories, radiographs, periodontal findings, and outstanding treatment needs.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete periodontal charting, clinical notes, and required documentation in Open Dental.
• Maintain efficient appointment flow, room turnover, sterilization, and operatory readiness.
• Maintain all required licenses, certifications, HIPAA, infection-control, attendance, and Company clinical standards.

Additional Hygienist II Responsibilities

•  Independently provide comprehensive preventive and periodontal hygiene care across a broader range of patient needs.
•  Consistently identify periodontal findings and provide clinically appropriate hygiene recommendations while partnering with the dentist on comprehensive patient care.
•  Take greater ownership of hygiene reappointment, patient retention, and periodontal treatment completion through effective patient education and follow-up.
•  Review charts, radiographs, periodontal findings, and outstanding treatment to proactively identify patient-care opportunities and gaps in care.
•  Maintain strong hygiene productivity through appropriate periodontal care, efficient scheduling, treatment completion, and effective patient flow without compromising clinical quality.
•  Demonstrate consistent periodontal charting, documentation, diagnosis support, and appropriate continuing-care recommendations.
•  Mentor Hygienist I and clinical team members on hygiene workflows, periodontal protocols, patient education, clinical efficiency, and Company standards.

Employment Information

Benefits

Eligible employees may have access to Company-sponsored benefits, which may include medical, dental, paid sick leave, paid time off, holiday benefits, retirement benefits, employee dental benefits, bonus or incentive opportunities, and other benefits made available to similarly situated employees. Eligibility, waiting periods, coverage, and other terms are governed by the applicable benefit plans and Company policies, which may be amended from time to time subject to applicable law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Clove Dental is an equal opportunity employer. We make employment decisions without unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Clove Dental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, medical conditions, religious needs, and other legally protected accommodation needs. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process may contact admin@clovedds.com.

California Fair Chance Act

Clove Dental will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act. Applicants are not required to disclose criminal history or participate in a criminal background check before a conditional offer of employment, except where otherwise permitted or required by law. Any post-offer consideration of conviction history will be handled in accordance with applicable law.

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Clove Dental collects and uses applicant personal information for recruiting, evaluating applicants, hiring, credentialing, background and reference checks, healthcare exclusion screening, legal and regulatory compliance, security, and related employment-administration purposes. Information may include identifiers, contact information, employment and education history, professional credentials, application materials, references, compensation information, and other information relevant to the application process.

Clove Dental does not sell applicant personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. Additional information regarding the categories of personal information collected, purposes of collection and use, retention, sensitive personal information, and applicable privacy rights is available in Clove Dental’s Notice at Collection of Personal Information for Applicants and Employees, available at https://clovedds.com/privacy. Privacy requests may be submitted to admin@clovedds.com.

At-Will Employment

Employment with Clove Dental is at-will unless otherwise expressly provided in a written agreement signed by an authorized Company representative. This means that either the employee or Clove Dental may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice, subject to applicable law. Nothing in this job posting constitutes a contract or guarantee of employment for any particular duration.

Licensure and Employment Conditions

Where applicable, employment is conditioned upon maintenance of required licenses, registrations, certifications, professional credentials, work authorization, lawful background or reference verification, healthcare exclusion screening, and completion of required onboarding and compliance requirements. Clove Dental reserves the right to modify or withdraw this posting, position, compensation range, schedule, location, duties, benefits, or other terms prospectively based on business needs and applicable law. Nothing in this posting limits rights that cannot lawfully be waived.