Dental Hygienist

Bensonhurst Dental; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bensonhurst Dental is seeking a Dental Hygienist to join their team, providing vital patient care within a supportive environment. This role offers extensive training and benefits, including medical insurance, free dental services, and a team-focused work culture aimed at fostering professional growth.

Benefits

Medical and prescription drug insurance

Free dental services for yourself and dependents

Vision care support

Life insurance

401(K) retirement plan

6 paid holidays off

2 weeks vacation potential

Team-focused work culture

Qualifications

• Valid Dental Hygienist license is required.
• Minimum Associate's degree in Dental Hygiene.
• CPR Certification needed.

Responsibilities

• Clean teeth and examine patients for oral disease signs.
• Record and review patient medical histories.
• Maintain and sterilize dental equipment.

Skills

Leadership skills

Knowledge of dentistry procedures

Medical history documentation

Education

Associate’s degree in Dental Hygiene

Valid Dental Hygienist license

CPR Certification

Tools

Dentrix

Vizilite

Velscope

Diagnodent

Job description

In order to be considered for this position you must fill out the video ask form below:

https://www.videoask.com/fn8bh0lmf

An Exciting Job Opportunity as a Dental Hygienist

If you’re searching for a rewarding career as a Dental Hygienist, look no further. Bensonhurst Dental is looking for a motivated, goal-orientated individual to help provide the most efficient dental care for our community as possible as a Dental Hygienist. At Bensonhurst Dental, optimal dentistry and patient care is of utmost importance, so join our team today!

Benefits:

We understand that you work hard, which is why each supported location provides an excellent compensation and benefits package. Additionally, Bensonhurst Dental’s extensive training and continuing education opportunities are unparalleled and exceed industry norms. We invest heavily in your professional and personal growth and want to see you succeed.

Additional benefits:

• Medical and prescription drug insurance.
• Free dental services for yourself and your dependents minus lab fees.
• Vision care support.
• Life insurance.
• 401(K) retirement plan.
• 6 paid holidays off.
• Team-focused, uplifting and educational work culture.
• Potential for 2 weeks vacation available.

Responsibilities:

As a Dental Hygienist, you will clean teeth and examine the patient oral areas, head and neck for signs of oral disease. You will also record and review patient medical histories. Additional responsibilities and requirements of the Dental Hygienist include:

• Cleaning calcareous deposits, accretions and stains from teeth and beneath gum margins with dental instruments.
• Charting conditions of dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by the dentist.
• Maintaining and sterilizing dental equipment.
• Applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents to prevent dental decay.

Qualifications:

Requirements:

• Ability to prepare dental equipment and instruments.
• Excellent working knowledge of overall dentistry and dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation.
• Ability to travel at minimum one time per quarter for training; potentially out of state.
• Dentrix computer experience a plus.
• Experience using Vizilite, Velscope and/or Diagnodent a plus.
• Experience using electronic medical records a plus.
• Leadership skills.

Education:

• Valid Dental Hygienist license in the state for which you apply.
• Minimum of an Associate’s degree in Dental Hygiene, Bachelor’s degree a plus.
• CPR Certification.