Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistFull-Time or Part-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$55/hr

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Job Description

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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Key Responsibilities

The dental hygienist will provide comprehensive preventive and periodontal care, including scaling, root planing, and patient education. They will also collaborate with the dentist to identify clinical concerns and maintain accurate patient records.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Connecticut Dental Hygienist license and have graduated from an accredited dental hygiene program. A current CPR certification is required, and at least one year of experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Preventive careLocal anesthesia administrationOSHA complianceHIPAA compliance

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $105k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

What does the Dental Hygienist market look like in Connecticut?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$104k–$114kDental Hygienist median $104k (middle half $104k–$120k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$105k in purchasing powerConnecticut index 103.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygienist listings in Connecticut102 active5,791 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 53% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 17 employers
9
<$120k
7
$120k-145k
4
$145k-170k
4
$183k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
74% this job
Sign-on bonus
57%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Dental Hygienist - Stillwater

Park Dental · West Lakeland, Minnesota

$60-$88/hr
#2

Licensed Dental Hygienist - Edinbrook

Park Dental · Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

$60-$88/hr
#3

Licensed Dental Hygienist - Riverdale

$60-$88/hr
#4

Licensed Dental Hygienist - Champlin

$60-$88/hr
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 3.6
Better work-life than 50% of Dental Hygienist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) with employer match
Life Insurance
Disability Coverage
3 weeks PTO
Paid Holidays

Living in Simsbury

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$481k
Typical market rent
$2,597/mo
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.