Dental Hygienist

Sun River Health • New Paltz, NY

282d • $48 - $51

About The Position

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who see it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking a part-time Dental Hygienist to join our team in a split location position supporting our Walden and New Paltz NY locations. Under general supervision of the dentist, is responsible for providing oral hygiene service and education to adult and pediatric patients. This position will work in close physical proximity with patients and some of the primary responsibilities include removing plaque from and polishing a patient's teeth during routine checkups, screening patients, reviewing a patient's oral health history and teaching appropriate brushing and flossing techniques.

Requirements

• Associate degree in dental hygiene.
• 0-1 year of work-related experience.
• Graduation from approved school dental hygiene.
• Valid New York State license to practice as dental hygienist.
• CPR Certification.
• Valid NYS driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• 2-4 years of preferred work-related experience.
• Bilingual in both English and Spanish (orally and written).

Responsibilities

• Supervises and renders dental hygiene care to patients, which includes but is not limited to, removing calcareous deposits, accretions and stains from the exposed surfaces of the teeth.
• Provides adult and child dental prophylaxes as well as full mouth debridement; topical fluoride; dental sealants.
• Provides full mouth periodontal charting for the supervising dentist to construct a periodontal treatment plan.
• Places and exposes X-ray films when requested by a supervising dentist.
• Takes impressions for study casts, removes temporary cement and restorations, or applies rubber dam when requested by a supervising dentist.
• Provides patient education, oral hygiene instruction, tobacco cessation and nutritional counseling to patients.
• Provides HeadStart and ABCD visual oral health screenings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Associate degree