
Dental Hygienist
Rochester, NYFull-time$34–45/hrPosted 2w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Dental Hygienist provides preventive dental care, radiographs, and dental education to patients of Rochester Regional Health Dental Group. The role also works with leadership to evaluate and develop dental services. The posting requires an associate degree from an approved Dental Hygiene Program and a current New York State license or permit to practice dental hygiene.
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Job Title: Dental Hygienist Department: Dental Location: Alexander Park Hours Per Week: 40 hours Schedule: Monday thru Friday
SUMMARY:
As a Dental Hygienist you will provide high quality preventative dental care, necessary radiographs, and dental education to patients of the Rochester Regional Health Dental Group. Dental Hygienists work efficiently with leadership in evaluation and development of our dental services.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Dental Hygiene - Provides complete dental oral prophylaxis removing calcareous deposits, accretions and stains, including scaling and root planning of exposed root surfaces, polishing teeth including existing restorations.
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Sterilization & Maintenance - Clean and sterilize all dental instruments following proper procedures.
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Documentation & Coordination - Maintain all patient records and update as necessary.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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A.A.S. Degree from an approved Dental Hygiene Program.
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Current License or Permit to practice Dental Hygiene in NYS.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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At least one (1) year experience in a dental office or clinic setting preferred.
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Basic computer and keyboarding skills.
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Ability to anticipate needs and multitask with excellent customer service.
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Exceptional attention to detail and cleanliness.
EDUCATION: AS: Dental Hygiene (Required) LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS: DH - Licensed Dental Hygienist - NYS Office of Professions PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Light - Clinical - Light clinical roles involve frequent standing and walking, with occasional lifting of light objects (≤20 lbs.) and routine reaching, grasping, and fine manipulation for tasks such as patient care, laboratory work, or specimen processing. Staff rely on strong visual and auditory acuity to accurately observe specimens, read instrumentation, monitor patients, respond to alarms, and communicate effectively with care teams. Cognitive demands include multitasking, prioritizing clinical and laboratory workflows, and coordinating with interdisciplinary teams. Emotional resilience is necessary due to frequent interruptions, shifting priorities, and the need for precise and compassionate interaction with patients and colleagues. Environmental exposures may include infectious materials, biological specimens, cleaning agents, sharps, chemical reagents, and wet surfaces. PPE use, TB testing, and schedule flexibility are commonly required.
For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.
Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.
PAY RANGE: $34.00 - $45.00 CITY:
Rochester POSTAL CODE:
14607 The posted pay range is a good faith representation of potential base pay for this position. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates could vary based on position details and FTE. Pay is determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, locations, and contracts.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
How this job compares
Set against the 589 open Dental Hygienist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$34–45/hr
- New York median$42–50/hr64 hourly ranges
- US median$50–55/hr339 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $39.50/hr, is 12% below the New York median midpoint ($45/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Dental Hygienist hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 96 open Dental Hygienist jobs in New York and 589 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- RochesterRegional Health (this employer)18 open
- Aspen Dental14 open
- Dentserv Dental Services6 open
- Experience
- Dental Hygienist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (133 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 315 of the 589 open Dental Hygienist jobs (53%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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