Floating Dental Hygienist

Flexibility Meets Purpose. Make an Impact Wherever You Go.

Are you a licensed dental hygienist who enjoys variety, adapts easily to new environments, and takes pride in delivering exceptional patient care? Do you thrive in a role where every day brings something different?

Finger Lakes Dental Care is looking for a Floating Dental Hygienist to join our team! This full-time position is ideal for someone who enjoys working with different teams, visiting multiple offices, and making a difference wherever they're needed.

You'll play an important role in keeping our offices running smoothly and ensuring our patients continue to receive exceptional care, whether we're covering a planned absence, an unexpected call-out, or an increase in patient demand.

Why This Role Exists

As a Floating Dental Hygienist, you'll provide coverage across our FLDC locations during:

• Planned time off and scheduled absences
• Same-day call-outs and unexpected emergencies
• Increased patient demand and scheduling needs

Your flexibility will help us maintain consistent, high-quality patient care while supporting our teams whenever and wherever they're needed.

Who You Are

We're looking for someone who is adaptable, dependable, and passionate about patient care.

• Licensed as a Dental Hygienist in New York State
• At least one year of dental hygiene experience preferred
• A team player who builds rapport quickly with patients and coworkers
• Comfortable working with different dentists, dental assistants, and administrative teams
• Organized, reliable, and ready to jump in wherever needed
• Willing and able to travel between multiple FLDC offices, typically within 15–45 minutes of one another
• Committed to preventive care, patient education, and doing the right thing—even when no one is looking

You'll thrive in this role if you enjoy variety, can adapt to changing schedules, and take pride in making a new office feel like home—even if you're only there for a day.

What You'll Do

• Provide preventive and periodontal care in accordance with FLDC clinical protocols
• Create a comfortable, welcoming experience for patients, even when meeting them for the first time
• Educate patients on oral health, preventive care, and treatment recommendations
• Adapt to different office workflows while maintaining accurate, thorough clinical documentation
• Communicate effectively with team members using Open Dental and Slack
• Uphold FLDC's standards, culture, and Core Values at every location

What Success Looks Like

• Arriving on time and ready to work at each assigned location
• Integrating smoothly with different teams, workflows, and systems
• Providing consistent, compassionate care that earns patient trust
• Maintaining accurate and thorough clinical documentation
• Representing FLDC's Core Values and standards at every office

Perks & Benefits

We believe in supporting the people who take care of our patients. As a full-time team member, you'll enjoy:

• Competitive compensation based on experience, with a higher base hourly rate for this role
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Quarterly Profit Sharing
• Generous paid time off and holiday pay
• Company-paid continuing education and hygiene training
• Supportive leadership and the opportunity to work alongside teams across multiple locations

Ready to Float with Purpose?

If you're a licensed dental hygienist who enjoys variety, values teamwork, and wants to make an impact across multiple offices, we'd love to hear from you!

Join Finger Lakes Dental Care and help us change the way people feel about going to the dentist!