Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)

Westchester Gentle Dentistry

$124K — $136K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current New York State Registered Dental Hygienist license
  • Preferred dental hygiene experience
  • Experience with digital X-rays
  • Preferred familiarity with Dentrix
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Dependable and team-oriented
  • Compassionate, especially with anxious patients
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive preventive and periodontal hygiene care
  • Perform prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, and fluoride treatments
  • Take digital X-rays and necessary diagnostic records
  • Complete periodontal charting and document conditions
  • Review patients' medical and dental histories
  • Educate patients on oral health and disease prevention
  • Create a compassionate, judgment-free environment
  • Collaborate with the dental team to deliver patient-centered care

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Continuing education and growth opportunities
Full Job Description
About the Job

As Westchester Gentle Dentistry continues to grow, we're looking for an additional compassionate and motivated Registered Dental Hygienist to join our team in Port Chester, NY.

What You'll Do:

As a Registered Dental Hygienist at WGD, you'll play an important role in our patients' overall experience and long-term oral health.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Providing comprehensive preventive and periodontal hygiene care.
  • Performing prophylaxis, periodontal maintenance, scaling and root planing, and fluoride treatments.
  • Taking digital X-rays and other necessary diagnostic records.
  • Completing periodontal charting and documenting dental and periodontal conditions.
  • Reviewing patients' medical and dental histories.
  • Educating patients about oral health, home care, and disease prevention.
  • Helping patients understand recommended treatment and the importance of maintaining their oral health.
  • Creating a comfortable, compassionate, and judgment-free experience, especially for patients who may have dental anxiety.
  • Collaborating with our dentists and clinical team to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care.


What We're Looking For:

  • Current New York State Registered Dental Hygienist license.
  • Dental hygiene experience preferred.
  • Experience taking digital X-rays.
  • Dentrix experience preferred.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Dependable, positive, and team-oriented.
  • Compassionate and comfortable working with patients from a variety of backgrounds.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.


Most importantly, we're looking for someone who genuinely cares about people and believes patients deserve to be treated with kindness, patience, and respect.

Compensation:

$60-$65 per hour, based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits:

Eligible team members may receive:

  • Paid time off.
  • Professional development assistance.
  • Continuing education and growth opportunities.


Job Types: Full-time, Part-time.

Pay: $60.00-$65.00 per hour.

Work Location: In person - Port Chester, NY.

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