Dental Hygienist

Provide high-quality dental hygiene to patients in center.

Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in Center efforts to provide the highest quality patient care to all segments of the communities served by the Health Center
• Maintains a safe, clean, orderly work area
• Adheres to Personnel Policies
• Provides assessment, therapeutic and preventative dental hygiene services to patients in the health center as allocated by the Dental Practice Act of New York State.
• Appropriately record dental hygiene evaluation and treatment in EHR.
• Refer patients as necessary to staff dentist for appropriate dental care.
• Assists in maintaining sterilization area
• Cleans and maintains inventory of dental supplies, equipment and instruments by:
• Cleaning and disinfecting operatories between patients
• Cleaning and sterilizing equipment according to infection control/sterilization policies and procedures and manufacturer’s instructions for use
• Cleaning and lubricating dental hygiene hand pieces
• Assisting with dental hygiene inventory control system and restocking
• Turning equipment on and off at the beginning and end of the day
• Checking expiration dates on sterilized instruments and all dental hygiene products

Education/Experience:

• Two years’ experience preferred
• Completion of a New York State registered licensure qualifying or American Dental Association accredited dental hygiene program.

Comprehensive Benefits:

Health / Dental /Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Generous Time Off