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📍 Simsbury, CT·Posted 8d ago

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Build a Hygiene Career Where Patients Feel Like Family | Dental Hygienist - Simsbury, CT

Looking for a hygiene position where you can build genuine relationships with your patients, be respected as a clinical provider, and work with a team that shares your commitment to exceptional care? Hope Family Dentistry is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our established practice in beautiful Simsbury, CT on a part-time or full-time basis.

Our philosophy is simple: dentistry should feel personal. We take a caring, gentle, and thorough approach to treatment and have built our practice around helping individuals and families achieve lifelong oral health. As a Dental Hygienist here, you won't simply be "cleaning teeth." You'll be an important clinical partner in preventive and periodontal care, educating patients, identifying concerns, collaborating with our dentist, and developing relationships with patients who return year after year.

Whether you're an experienced RDH looking for your next long-term dental home or a newer hygienist looking for a supportive practice where you can continue developing clinically, we'd love to meet you.

Why Join Hope Family Dentistry?

Competitive Pay: $50-55/hour + incentive bonus opportunities
Established Family Practice: Build relationships with patients and families in the Simsbury community
Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, life insurance, and disability coverage for eligible full-time employees
Generous Time Off: 3 weeks PTO + paid holidays for eligible full-time employees
Paid Sick Time: For our part-time employees
Clinical Respect: Hygiene is an essential part of our preventive, periodontal, and comprehensive approach to patient care
Modern Dentistry: Work in a contemporary practice utilizing modern dental technology and comprehensive treatment options
CE & Professional Development: Continuing education and resources to help you strengthen and expand your clinical skills
Mentorship & Collaboration: Work alongside an experienced dentist and team that values communication and collaborative care
Career Growth: Access additional professional and career opportunities through Affinity Dental Management
Supportive Team Environment: Join a practice built around compassionate care, teamwork, and creating a comfortable experience for every patient
Beautiful Simsbury Location: Work in an established practice located in Simsbury's Historic District

Location & Schedule

Hope Family Dentistry
- 8 Plank Hill Road
  Simsbury, CT 06070
Full-time and part-time schedules
- Practice Hours:
  - Monday: 1PM-5PM
  - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8AM-5PM

A Practice Built Around Relationships

Hope Family Dentistry provides comprehensive dental care to individuals and families throughout Simsbury and the surrounding community. Our team takes a caring, gentle, and thorough approach to dentistry, helping patients through every stage of their oral health journey from preventive hygiene and periodontal care to restorative, cosmetic, orthodontic, and implant dentistry.

Our modern practice combines advanced dental care with the welcoming feel of a community dental office. For a hygienist who values getting to know their patients and being part of their long-term health, it's a wonderful environment to build a career.

Your Role as a Dental Hygienist

As an RDH, you'll be an important preventive healthcare provider and clinical partner within the practice.

Provide comprehensive preventive and periodontal hygiene care
Perform prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, debridement, fluoride, and other hygiene services within your scope
Assess periodontal health, perform periodontal charting, and identify areas of clinical concern
Capture diagnostic x-rays and maintain thorough clinical documentation
Educate and motivate patients on oral health, home care, periodontal needs, and preventive treatment
Identify periodontal and restorative concerns and collaborate with the dentist on comprehensive treatment recommendations
Administer local anesthesia and adjunctive periodontal therapies when licensed and appropriate
Build trusted relationships that keep patients engaged in their long-term oral health
Maintain exceptional infection-control, OSHA, HIPAA, and clinical standards

What We're Looking For

Active Connecticut Dental Hygienist license
Graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program
Current CPR certification
1+ year of dental hygiene experience preferred *Open to all experience levels
Local anesthesia certification preferred
Strong periodontal assessment and patient-education skills
Excellent communication and a gentle, patient-first approach
Collaborative, dependable, and committed to providing high-quality care

Find a Practice Where You Can Build Something Long-Term

The right hygiene opportunity is about more than compensation and a schedule.

It's having patients you enjoy caring for, a doctor who values your clinical perspective, teammates you can count on, and an environment where you're encouraged to keep learning and growing.

At Hope Family Dentistry, you'll have the opportunity to become an important part of a longstanding community practice while also gaining the benefits, resources, continuing education, and career opportunities available through Affinity Dental Management.

If you're looking for a hygiene position where you can practice with compassion, develop lasting patient relationships, and feel valued for the provider you are, we'd like to meet you. Apply today and come meet the Hope Family Dentistry team!

Hope Family Dentistry is a proud affiliate of Affinity Dental Management, an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by law. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable background, reference, and employment verification requirements.

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