Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$35-$40/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Professional Care Dental Services PC; is a, physician-founded, privately owned/operated, nationally accredited correctional health care practice.
Correctional medicine is a challenging and exciting opportunity for today’s dental professional, allowing you to truly utilize all your learned skills and knowledge. It is the perfect hybrid of Outpatient and Urgent/Emergency Dentistry, serving an underserved and extremely diverse patient population.
We are currently recruiting for a Part-Time Dental Hygienist to join our team at the Rensselaer County Jail in Troy, NY.
This position only requires up to 8 hours of on-site dental care weekly! Flexible schedule Monday - Friday, during normal business hours.
To Quickly Highlight Some Key Points
- Hourly compensation is negotiable and commensurate based on experience, rate range is $35-$40 per hour
- Company paid malpractice liability insurance (including tail) is provided, &
- Part-Time PTO & Sick Leave package included.
- NY - Dental Hygienist Job Description. pdf
Requirements
Must have either an associate's or bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from an accredited college or university.
- Licensed dental hygienist in the State of New York.
- Strong communication skills, as well as the ability to develop a trusting relationship with patients/inmates.
- Ability to monitor, observe and document patients.
Key Responsibilities
Provide dental care services to patients at the Rensselaer County Jail. Monitor, observe, and document patient health status during clinical sessions.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
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 ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k 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, 63% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.7 / 10 · above average in dental hygienist | ranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $73k–$83k | Dental Hygienist median $108k (middle half $94k–$120k)39 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$72k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygienist listings in New York | 276 active | 5,724 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 43% no call · 63% 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 | 736 in the last 30 days | 471 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Top Dental Hygienist Jobs
40 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
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Benefits & Perks
35 jobs · 27 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$65 an hourWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
Benefits & Perks
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See all 5 Professional Care Dental Services, P.C jobsLiving in Troy
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $302k
- Typical market rent
- $1,473/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 99.6
- 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.
BEA 2024 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.