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Metro Dental Associates
Morristown, New Jersey

Dental Hygienist 39297

DentalFull-Time

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Job Description

Elevate Your Career as a Dental Hygienist with Metro Dental Associates!

Are you ready to join a team that values your skills, supports your growth, and helps you achieve the ideal work-life balance? At Metro Dental Associates, a Smile Brands affiliate in Morristown, New Jersey, we’re dedicated to fostering a workplace where you can thrive both personally and professionally.

What We Offer

Flexible Scheduling – Customize your work hours to fit your lifestyle! Choose your schedule within the available times

Choose the hours that work best for you!

Supportive Culture – Be part of a team that values your contributions and fosters a positive, inclusive environment.

Professional Growth Opportunities – Expand your leadership, clinical, and business skills with continued learning opportunities.

Apply today and discover how we can help you achieve the perfect balance of flexibility, growth, and reward. Your career, your way—only at Mondovi Dental!

Why Morristown, NJ?

Morristown is in Morris County and is one of the best places to live in New Jersey. Living in Morristown offers residents an urban feel and most residents rent their homes. In Morristown there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality preventive dental hygiene care using evidence-based protocols.
  • Perform appropriate assessments, diagnostics and preventive treatments within your scope of practice.
  • Educate patients on oral hygiene, prevention and the connection between oral and overall health.
  • Build trusting relationships with patients and create a welcoming, judgment-free experience.
  • Collaborate with dentists and hygiene teammates to identify patient needs and personalize treatment.
  • Stay current with dental technologies, instruments and best practices that enhance patient care.
  • Maintain accurate clinical documentation and follow applicable safety and compliance standards.

Qualifications

  • Licensed Dental Hygienist or eligible to become licensed in the state of practice.
  • New graduates are welcome!
  • Current CPR certification.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Passion for patient care, education and prevention.
  • Commitment to providing an exceptional patient experience.
  • A collaborative, positive approach to working with patients and teammates.

About

Benefits are determined by employment status/hours worked and include paid time off (“PTO”), health, dental, vision, health savings account, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, employee discount programs, pet insurance, and a 401k plan. As a dental hygienist, you'll also enjoy complimentary CEs and access to other internal training opportunities to support your growth.

Smile Brands supports over 650 affiliated dental practices across 28 states all focused on a single mission of delivering Smiles For Everyone!® Smiles for patients, providers, employees, and community partners. Everyone. Our growing portfolio of affiliated dental brands and practice models range from large regional brands to uniquely branded local practices. This role is associated with the affiliated dental office listed at the top of the job posting on our career site.

Smile Brands Inc. and all Affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), protected hair style and texture (The CROWN Act), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@smilebrands.com.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentOral hygiene educationPatient communicationSafety complianceDental technologyCollaboration

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 29 employers

13
<$100k
8
$100k-115k
6
$115k-130k
6
$130k-145k
3
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
36%
Loan repayment
8%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$75/hr
#2

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Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$65-$75/hr
#3

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$65-$70/hr
#4

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)

$65-$67/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 2.8
Better work-life than 40% of Dental Hygienist listings

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

Living in Morristown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$847k
Typical market rent
$2,995/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Metro Dental Associates

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Supportive culture
Professional growth opportunities
Paid time off (PTO)
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health savings account