Dental Hygienist

Dental Hygienist

As a Dental Hygienist, you would perform any of the allowable services in accordance with Section 6606 of the New York State Education Law, under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist providing compassionate oral care for the developmentally disabled population. You would perform preliminary exams, prophylaxis, scaling and curettage, as well as take x-rays, and administer fluoride, SDF treatments and sealants. Charting of existing dental history and noting the areas of deterioration which need repair. An important part of your duties would be in-office education of patients and/or their aides. You would work collaboratively with the dental assistant when available and assist the dentist, when needed, with chair-side procedures. Maintenance of all tools and equipment in compliance with OSHA Standards. Maintain current routine compliance documentation. Purchase any needed supplies. Some travel to alternate location would be required to provide service in both locations. Interaction daily with individuals and staff and on occasion with family/guardians/service coordinators/nursing staff and primary care physicians.

Open Competitive: Possession of a license and current registration to practice dental hygiene in New York State.

Transfer: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.

Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume. All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.

Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA).

If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io to obtain information and RA forms.

Additional benefits include savings programs, voluntary pre-tax savings programs, access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), life insurance, disability insurance, the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan, paid holidays and leave, health care coverage, paid parental leave, retirement program, professional development and education training, and the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP).

OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.