Registered Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$65-$75/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
Training & Development
Join a dental practice that's redefining oral health and wellness.
TetraHealth Dentistry is seeking a passionate, skilled, and patient-focused Registered Dental Hygienist to join our growing Manhattan team.
We are a progressive, biologically focused dental practice dedicated to treating the whole person, not just their teeth. Our philosophy integrates advanced periodontal care, preventive dentistry, and the connection between oral health and systemic wellness.
What Makes TetraHealth Different?
Biologic & Integrative Dentistry: A whole-body approach to oral health and prevention.
Advanced Technology: Work with innovative tools and techniques, including laser dentistry, Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT), AirFlow, ozone therapy, and advanced periodontal diagnostics.
Collaborative Specialty Team: Work alongside experienced periodontists, prosthodontists, restorative dentists, and other specialists.
Personalized Patient Care: Enjoy a quality-focused environment where education, prevention, and long-term relationships take priority.
What We're Looking For
- Active New York State Registered Dental Hygienist license.
- Excellent communication skills and a warm, compassionate chairside manner.
- Interest in biologic dentistry, oral-systemic health, and advanced periodontal treatment.
- A proactive, team-oriented professional committed to clinical excellence.
- Experience with laser-assisted hygiene a plus; training may be provided.
Strong clinical skills in periodontal assessment, preventive care, and nonsurgical periodontal therapy is a plus.
Your Role
- Deliver comprehensive preventive and periodontal hygiene care.
- Perform periodontal charting, patient assessments, and individualized oral hygiene education.
- Collaborate with our clinical team to support periodontal treatment and maintenance protocols.
- Help patients understand the connection between oral health and overall wellness.
- Maintain the highest standards of patient experience, infection control, and clinical documentation.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver comprehensive preventive and periodontal hygiene care while educating patients on the connection between oral health and systemic wellness. Collaborate with the clinical team to support periodontal treatment protocols and maintain high standards of patient experience and documentation.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active New York State Registered Dental Hygienist license. A proactive, team-oriented professional with strong clinical skills and a compassionate chairside manner is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $135k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% have no call, 45% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $135k–$156k | Dental Hygienist median $109k (middle half $97k–$120k)38 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$135k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygienist listings in New York | 276 active | 5,716 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 43% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York healthcare professional listings: 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment276 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 718 in the last 30 days | 500 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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- No weekends
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Benefits & Perks
Living in New York
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $875k
- Typical market rent
- $4,089/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 40 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.