Registered Dental Hygienist

Job Title: Registered Dental Hygienist

Base Salary: $45 / hourly rate - depending on experience and qualifications

Location: Great Brooklyn, NY location (close to Prospect Park), 1 block Walking Distance from major Subway Line.

Full-Time – On-site, Work Environment

About Our Client

Our client’s organization is a health center with a wide range of medical practices in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Podiatry, GYN, Dentistry, Optometry, Behavioral Health, Vascular Radiology, Gastroenterology, and Psychiatry, seeking a Full-Time Skilled Dental Hygienist to support patients in achieving and maintaining optimal oral health. Collaborating closely with Dentists, the ideal candidate will ensure comprehensive care and promote overall dental well-being.

Our client’s organization is a culturally diverse, complete medical suite offering dental, medical, and specialty care for patients of all ages without regard to age, illness, orientation, residency status or their ability to pay. Our client’s organization and their doctors and nurses from the community we serve, working for that community, and ensuring that the same high-quality care that was once only available to affluent, highly insured individuals is now available to anyone. Our client’s organization was conceived to address the much-debated healthcare disparities in Brooklyn. Chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperglycemia, infectious diseases, obesity and cardiac conditions are unfortunately more prevalent in our community. This situation can be reversed with comprehensive preventive care. Our client’s organization‘s main mission is to deliver community-based services aimed at reducing these appalling health statistics.

Responsibilities

• Comfort patients and maintain calm during examinations and treatments
• Conduct mouth screenings and review oral health history
• Educate patients on proper dental care and dietary impact on oral health
• Perform X-rays, dental impressions, and radiograph development
• Sterilize dental instruments and equipment
• Remove plaque, clean teeth, and prevent gum disease
• Collect medical and dental histories
• Assist Dentist in all aspects of dental care

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Registered Dental Hygienist
• Dental Hygienist experience
• License/Certification: GDC Registration (required)
• Comforting Patients’ bedside manner

Full Benefits Package is Offered

• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Retirement Program
• Health and Dental Insurance

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only : The salary range and benefits for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington residents at a base salary of $45 per hourly , based on the level of experience. Pay is based on several factors, including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, the organization offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, which is subject to eligibility requirements.