Dental Hygienist

Job Description

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 full-time Dental Hygienist to join our team in Amityville, NY.

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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities of a Dental Hygienist :

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, which begins at the epithelial attachment.

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 which may also include scaling and root planning provided by the RDH.

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.

Other functions allowable in NYS as defined in the dental practice act that may be delegated by a licensed dentist in accordance with regulations promulgated by the NYS health commissioner (example : local infiltration anesthesia following completion of accredited / approved continuing education).

Provides patient education, oral hygiene instruction, tobacco cessation and nutritional counseling to patients stressing the relevance of oral health to overall health.

Provides HeadStart and ABCD visual oral health screenings.

Minimum Education Requirement : Associate degree

Minimum Work-Related Experience : 0-1 year

Preferred Work-Related Experience : 2-4 years

Minimum Licensure / Certification / Registration Requirement :

Graduation from approved school dental hygiene plus

Valid New York State license to practice as dental hygienist

CPR Certification

Valid NYS driver's license

Preferred Specialized Skills & Knowledge : Bilingual in both English and Spanish (orally and written)

Salary Range : $87,760.40 - $93,020.20 / annually (pro-rated based on hours)

Responsibilities

Relation to Mission

The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities

The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.