Dental Hygienist

Build a Hygiene Career You’ll Love | Dental Hygienist – Smithtown, NY

Looking for a hygiene position where you can focus on quality patient care, build lasting relationships, and work with a team that values what you bring to the practice?

Now Dental of Suffolk is seeking a Dental Hygienist to join our established, modern practice in Smithtown, NY. You'll work with an active patient base, experienced providers, advanced technology, and a collaborative clinical team - all while having the resources and support to continue growing as a hygienist.

Whether you're an experienced RDH looking for your next long-term practice or a new graduate ready to build your career with a supportive team, we'd love to meet you.

Why Hygienists Choose Now Dental of Suffolk

• Competitive Pay: Rates starting at $48/hour + monthly incentive bonus | up to $58/hour
  * no incentive bonus
• Incentive Bonuses: Additional earning potential on top of your hourly rate
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, and disability coverage for eligible full-time employees
• Generous Time Off: 3 weeks PTO + paid holidays for eligible full-time employees
• Established Patient Base: Build relationships with patients who return to the practice for ongoing care
• Clinical
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with dentists and the clinical team to support comprehensive patient care
• CE & Professional Growth: Continuing education, mentorship, and opportunities to expand your skills
• Modern Technology: Digital charting, Denticon, 3D imaging, digital impressions, and laser dentistry
• Comfortable Clinical Environment: Modern treatment spaces and onsite parking
• Growth Beyond the Practice: Access additional career development opportunities through Affinity Dental Management's network of practices

Your Schedule

• Monday-Thursday with alternating Friday and Saturday shifts

We’re looking for a hygienist who wants a consistent place to build relationships with patients and become an important part of our clinical team.

About Now Dental of Suffolk

• Now Dental of Suffolk
  • 496 Smithtown Bypass, Suite 300, Smithtown, NY 11787

Our established Smithtown practice features 9 operatories and a modern digital workflow. We provide comprehensive care ranging from preventive and periodontal treatment to restorative, cosmetic, Invisalign, and same-day crown services.

For our hygienists, that means working as an integral part of a comprehensive care team - not simply moving patients through a hygiene schedule.

Your Role as a Dental Hygienist

• Provide comprehensive preventive and periodontal hygiene care
• Perform cleanings, scaling and root planing, fluoride treatments, and other hygiene services within your scope
• Assess periodontal health and communicate clinical findings with patients and providers
• Capture diagnostic-quality digital x-rays and maintain accurate clinical documentation
• Educate patients on oral health, home care, periodontal needs, and recommended treatment
• Collaborate with dentists to identify periodontal, restorative, and comprehensive treatment needs
• Build trusted, long-term relationships that encourage patients to stay engaged in their oral health

What We’re Looking For

• Active New York Dental Hygienist license
• Graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program
• Current CPR certification
• Patient-focused approach with strong communication skills
• Collaborative, dependable, and committed to high-quality clinical care
• 1+ year of hygiene experience preferred, but new graduates are encouraged to apply
• Local anesthesia certification is a plus

Find a Practice Where You Can Stay and Grow

The right hygiene position should give you more than a schedule of patients. It should give you a team you enjoy working with, patients you can build relationships with, opportunities to continue…