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About the Role
The 32BJ Dental Center is expanding and hiring patient-driven Dental Hygienists to provide high-quality hygiene services. This role involves direct patient care, administrative tasks, and data entry into Electronic Dental Records, while adhering to the standards and policies of the Dental Center.
Responsibilities
- Perform basic hygiene procedures including prophylaxis, debridement, polishing, oral hygiene instructions, nutritional counseling, topical fluoride and sealant application.
- Perform advanced therapeutic procedures including scaling and root planing, and periodontal maintenance prophylaxis.
- Administer local anesthetics for hygiene procedures as directed by a dentist.
- Utilize piezo-electric devices and intra-oral cameras.
- Assess patients' home care skills and provide guidance and education.
- Obtain vital signs and medical history of patients.
- Obtain radiographic surveys including full mouth series, vertical bite-wings, and panographic images using digital equipment as prescribed by a dentist.
- Complete comprehensive periodontal charting as needed.
- Prepare treatment rooms for hygiene services following accepted infection control standards.
- Collaborate with dentists to formulate periodontal treatment plans.
- Maintain appropriate and accurate communication and notations in the Electronic Dental Record for all patient encounters.
- Communicate with all team members involved in patient care to enhance patient care.
- Participate in Dental Center improvements geared towards operational excellence.
- Perform other duties assigned by Dental Center Management.
Requirements
- Detail oriented.
- Ability to prioritize workload.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Team player.
- Outstanding work ethic and employment record (including attendance and punctuality).
- Computer skills.
- Ability to type 40 wpm.
- Speak, read, write, and understand English.
- High reasoning ability.
Skills
- Prophylaxis
- Debridement
- Polishing
- Oral hygiene instructions
- Nutritional counseling
- Topical fluoride application
- Sealant application
- Scaling
- Root planing
- Periodontal maintenance
- Local anesthetic administration
- Piezo-electric device operation
- Intra-oral camera operation
- Vital signs assessment
- Medical history taking
- Radiographic survey acquisition (full mouth series, vertical bite-wings, panographic images)
- Digital radiography
- Periodontal charting
- Treatment room preparation
- Infection control standards
- Periodontal treatment planning collaboration
- Electronic Dental Record (EDR) documentation
- Team communication
Location
- Flatiron District in Manhattan
Work Type
- Full-time
- 35-hour work week
Education Level
- NY State Dental Hygienist License
- NY State Dental Hygiene restricted local anesthesia certificate
Salary/Compensations
- As established by contract
- $98,432.88 as New Hire
- Plus $2,000 annually based on required Spanish fluency
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Great work/life balance
- Comprehensive Health Package (medical, dental & vision coverage with no employee contribution to the premium)
- Pension Benefit (monthly employer contributions)
- Retirement Benefit (4% 401K employer contributions)
- Professional Coverage/Reimbursement (Continuing Education (CE) reimbursement, malpractice coverage, and uniform allowance)
- Paid Time Off (vacation, personal, CE & sick days)
- Federal Paid Holidays (Up to 11 days off with pay)
About the Company
- The 32BJ Dental Center is growing and expanding its Dental Center services.