Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner
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- Refers members for follow up with a dentist for an annual dental exam and assists member to obtain an appointment with a local dentist.
- Work with local agencies such as WIC, head start, nurseries, reputed company-schools, and child care programs and other agencies in the reputed company areas to identify parents and programs for offering education, enrollment and treatment opportunities; reputed company comprehensive age appropriate education programs reputed company to reputed company aspects of good dental care; work with the community navigators to identify schools and agencies to recruit for our education and enrollment treatment programs.
- Schedules for and attend community-based events.
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Requirements
- High school diploma
- 5 years of reputed company work experience
- Licensed Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner - PA State reputed company of Dentistry (please attach license copy to application)
- Licensed Dental Hygienist - PA State reputed company of Dentistry (please attach license copy to application)
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- Full benefits (health, dental and reputed company) starting on day one
- Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
- reputed company-tax savings plans with reputed company and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Company-reputed company life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes automatic reputed company contributions
- Generous reputed company time off (PTO) plan that allows you to reputed company time quickly
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
- Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free reputed company membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet reputed company free legal guidance, mental health reputed company, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance
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