or Dental Hygienist

A modern dental office seeking a full time or part time dental hygienist. Our employees are passionate about what they do. Applicants must be friendly, personable, hard-working, and reliable. Join a friendly team and a great work environment where you will feel appreciated and respected!!! Excellent compensation. With bonuses and commission, salary will go into low to high $60's per hour.

When you work at our office, you are part of our family. You can expect to be thanked at times for a rewarding day of work and you are always appreciated. Every few of months, we may get together after work for a social gathering to enjoy each other's company. We also have a fun yet fancy holiday party with big bonuses for our family/employees.

Please e-mail resume if you want to join our family.

Experience not required - but a dental hygiene license is a must. Pay will be discussed in person and is based on experience.

We are looking for a Dental Hygienist to help treat patients and promote good oral health practices. Ideally the candidate should be versed in dental hygiene procedures and soft tissue management and be able to distinguish what is the best treatment for the patient along with the assistance of the dentist.

Job Responsibility

• Performs all duties permitted by New York State Law for a dental hygienist including, but not limited to, prophylaxis and scaling; root planning; exposing radiographs; topical fluoride application; taking medical history; charting cases and periodontal conditions as an aid to treatment by the dentist etc.
• Sterilize dental instruments properly
• Conduct initial mouth screenings and check oral health history
• Identify conditions like gingivitis or periodontitis
• Clean and help protect patients’ teeth (e.g. remove plaque or apply fluoride)
• Educate patients of all ages on proper teeth care (by demonstrating, for example, good brushing techniques)
• Obtain diagnostic quality images with sensors
• Assist dentists with selecting appropriate treatments for various diseases (including oral cancer)
• Maintain documentation on each patient with electronic records

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $58.00 - $68.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Retirement plan

Ability to Commute:

• Mahopac, NY 10541 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Mahopac, NY 10541: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Patient treatment planning • Commission pay • Diagnostic imaging equipment • Dental diagnosis • Dental office • Part-time • Image acquisition for patient care • Fluoride treatment • In-person customer service • Electronic sensors • Full-time • Care documentation • No experience needed • Imaging studies • 401(k) • Patient history taking • Medical treatment knowledge • Diagnostic instrument sterilization and handling • Patient care • US work authorization • Contract • Health record tracking • Dental equipment • Operating medical imaging equipment • 401(k) matching • In-person • Employee discount • Patient education • Managing patient records • Oral hygiene assistance • Registered Dental Hygienist • Sensors • Entry level • Retirement plan • Under 1 year