Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Job Description

Dental Hygienist Join One of Albany’s Most Hygienist-Friendly Offices! FULL-TIME Dental Hygienist Westmere Dental Care | Albany, NY

225 Great Oaks Blvd, Albany, NY 12203

Are you tired of feeling rushed, overbooked, and underappreciated?

At Westmere Dental Care , we're growing and actively looking for an exceptional Dental Hygienist to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to work in a practice that truly respects your time, values your clinical expertise, and gives you the schedule you need to provide outstanding patient care.

  Positions with this level of schedule flexibility and patient care time don't stay open long!

  Monday–Thursday Schedule Only

  NO evenings. NO Fridays. NO weekends. 

  Immediate opening available

 60-minute uninterrupted lunch break daily

  Supportive doctor and team that genuinely appreciate hygienists

  Loyal, established patient base

  Competitive compensation, benefits, and bonus opportunities

  Modern technology and organized systems

  Healthy work-life balance without sacrificing your career

At Westmere Dental Care, you're trusted to practice hygiene the right way.

 70 Minutes – Recare Appointments

 90 Minutes – New Patients & SRP Appointments

No double booking.

No rushed treatment.

No cutting corners.

Just the time, autonomy, and support you need to deliver outstanding patient care and build meaningful patient relationships.

Whether you're an experienced clinician or a newer hygienist looking for the right long-term home, we want someone who:

Loves educating and caring for patients

Values teamwork and positive office culture

Wants to be respected as a healthcare professional

Is looking for stability, support, and career satisfaction

If you've been waiting for a practice that truly understands what hygienists need to succeed, this is it.

Westmere Dental Care is actively interviewing and looking to fill this role quickly.

Your patients deserve the best care. You deserve the best workplace.  

Why Heartland Dental?

Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support services to more than 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in 1,900+ dental offices. Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the clinical leaders of their practice, retain full clinical autonomy, and establish their own care philosophies. All Heartland Dental supported doctors and hygienists are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and patient experiences. 

Hygienists in CT, MD, NC, NV and WA work for a supported professional corporation (PC) and are not employed by Heartland Dental. 

As a Dental Hygienist , you’ll be recognized as an elite clinical provider and patient advocate.  You’ll be an integral member of the patient care team, giving your patients the time and care they need, deserve and desire.   With best-in-class support through our robust Hygiene mentor program and unparalleled educational offerings to enhance your clinical skills – you’ll be 100% supported as you provide exceptional lifetime care to your patients!    

What You’ll Gain  

• Competitive benefits including health insurance and retirement savings plans, six paid holidays and PTO (paid time off)
• Continuing education to provide you opportunity to develop your full potential and enhance your clinical skills to provide education and care to your patients.
• Access to an expansive network of mentors with 1:1 hygiene mentorship support and networking opportunities available at your fingertips.
• Unparalleled business support and the highest quality supplies and labs to deliver exceptional patient care.
• Opportunity to be a part of a secure company with 20+ years of industry leading experience that provides a stable career with unlimited growth potential

Westmere Dental Care, like each Heartland Dental supported office, is unique to the community and the patients they serve. With the support of a practice manager, a highly trained team on site, coupled with a vast network of experts across the nation, you’ll be completely connected to all the resources and support of Heartland Dental. 

• Join a  4 person team that thrives on collaboration, communication and community

Minimum Qualifications  

• Current dental hygienist license in New York  and an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene (where required)
• Excellent working knowledge of dentistry, dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation
• CPR Certification

Preferred Experience

• 0 years of clinical experience
• Experience using Velscope, Diagnodent, digital scanner, digital x-rays and electronic medical record systems
• Desire to continue learning and grow clinical skills to meet needs of patients and provide preventative care and overall maintenance of patients’ dental health
• Clinical needs as required by office

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform essential duties as deemed necessary by the Office/ Doctor/ Heartland Dental with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position
• Prolonged periods sitting and standing
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 45 pounds at times
• Availability to attend virtual training sessions (or in-person) periodically throughout the year
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for both team members and patients, a tuberculosis (TB) test is required for all new hires in dental office positions. This is a standard requirement for dental office roles and must be completed prior to starting employment. The test will be arranged during the pre-employment process, and any necessary guidance or paperwork will be provided. Not applicable in the state of FL & TN. 
  

Who is Heartland Dental?

Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support services to more than 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in over 1,900+ dental offices. Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the leaders of their practice and retain clinical autonomy. All Heartland Dental supported doctors are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve.

At Heartland Dental, we’re committed to living our core values which promote diversity and inclusion.  We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.