Dental Hygienist - Contract - Nassau County - Part and Full-Time

Northwell Health
Lake Success, NY, US
$45-$80 an hour
Full-time

Assists the dentist at chair-side during routine and special procedures, coordinates and performs all special patient procedures and for the critical review of same. Responsibilities :

  • Performs all duties permitted by New York State Law for a dental hygienist including, but not limited to, prophylaxis and scaling;
  • root planning; exposing radiographs; topical fluoride application; taking medical history, measuring vital signs, and recording vital signs;

charting cases and periodontal conditions as an aid to treatment by the dentist etc

  • Performs chair side dental assisting
  • Prepares the operatory prior to seating patient
  • Sets up instruments consistent with the procedure to be performed
  • Escorts patients to and from the operatory
  • Assists the dentist by suctioning, reflecting tissues, passing instruments, handling and preparing dental materials and medicaments
  • Develops and files dental x-rays and maintains developing equipment and supplies
  • Cleans, bags, and sterilizes instruments used and is responsible for tray set-ups
  • Performs all responsibilities for chairside dental assisting
  • Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications :

  • Associate's Degree in Dental Hygiene, required.
  • Current License to practice as a Registered Dental Hygienist in New York State required
  • Certification as a Dental Assistant (CDA) by the Dental Assisting National Board, preferred.
  • 1-3 years of relevant experience, required
  • Additional Salary Detail The salary range and / or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

When determining a team member's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

30+ days ago
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