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Lightwave Dental
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Dental Hygienist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$60/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

At Triangle Family Dentistry- Fuquay Varina, our office has made great strides to create a fun and inclusive culture that celebrates our team and treats them with respect. We work together to provide top notch patient care and enjoy work while we do it. We enjoy quarterly team outings and engagements, weekly check-ins, morning huddles, and encourage active team participation. We look forward to adding a funergetic team member to our dynamic crew!

Position Summary

The dental hygienist is responsible for performing licensed hygiene procedures, educating patients, and management of the nonsurgical periodontal program as directed by the dentist.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain continued patient care relationships

Verify/document patient health history and educate patients about oral hygiene/health/disease as well as procedures and services offered

Perform clinical hygiene functions including but not limited to: exposing/evaluating diagnostic x-rays, taking and recording blood pressure, adult/child prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and co-assessing possible restorative treatments with the doctor

Determine needs and perform sealant placement, Arestin, and fluoride treatments as needed

Qualifications

  • Dental hygiene certification from accredited dental hygiene school
  • Current hygiene license where employed
  • Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA, BLS and infection control training as required by law
  • Experience with dental software

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient educationX-ray exposureBlood pressure monitoringArestin applicationFluoride treatmentOSHA complianceHIPAA complianceBLS certification

Dental Hygiene Career Context

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $121k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
48%
CME allowance
38%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

Living in Fuquay-Varina

  • Median 3-bed home ≈ 3.6× annual pay
  • Typical rent ≈ 22% of gross pay
  • Residents' average commute 32 min
  • State income tax up to 4.8%

Zillow 3-bed ZHVI/ZORI 2026-08 · Census ACS 2023 5-year. City-level figures for Fuquay-Varina; pay comparison uses the listing's gross annual figure. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Lightwave Dental

Hospitals and Health Care
Woodbridge, Virginia
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Quarterly Team Outings
Weekly Check-ins
Morning Huddles
Fun and Inclusive Culture