Title: Dental Hygienist

Location (s): 1025 Portion Road, Farmingville, NY 11738

Status: Full Time

Scope: The Dental Hygienist is the chief preventive provider of the Practice. This team member motivates, educates, and provides excellent treatment. Under indirect supervision, the Dental Hygienist will remove hard and soft deposits from teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. He or she will educate patients on oral hygiene, provide preventative dental care and non-surgical periodontal care, take and develop X-rays, and apply fluoride or sealants. By discovering and documenting areas of failure, both periodontally and restoratively, he or she facilitates the dentist’s diagnosis and treatment recommendations. This position reports to the Office Manager

Position is Part time on Monday and alternating Saturdays.

Job Responsibilities:

• Standing 20%.
• Sitting 80%.
• Moderate noise levels from dental and other lab equipment.
• Medical, office, and lab setting.
• Minimum lifting requirements of 35 pounds in order to transfer equipment and pack and unpack supplies.
• Frequent bending, twisting, and position changes in order to examine and service patients.
• Exceptional hand eye coordination, control, and finger dexterity in order to use dental implements for exams, mixing and/or placing materials on dental tools, products, and in mouths, and grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness, the ability to keep hands and arms steady while moving or holding arm and hand in one position.
• Near Vision—the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) as required for mixing and placing materials on tools and in mouths.
• Manual Dexterity—the ability to quickly move the hand, the hand together with the arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Frequent client and interoffice personnel interaction as this position is chair-side to dentist and heavily dependent on excellent customer interaction.
• Near Vision—the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Active Learning, understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Must demonstrate excellent communication skill, talking to others to convey information effectively.

Educational Requirements/ Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher from ADA accredited dental hygienist school.
• Current State License.
• CPR Certification.
• Preferred one-year dental experience.
• Preferred certified in anesthesia, if appropriate