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The University of Louisville School of Dentistry seeks an exceptional candidate for Dental Hygienist for new and periodic recall patients at its Shelbyville, KY Dental Clinic. This is a flexible 2-5 days a week schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform oral hygiene instructions and prophylaxis.
• Work with dental providers to complete scaling, root planning and polishing along with periodontal maintenance.
• Assist providers in taking digital radiographic images.
• Organize and follow through with maintaining a viable recall system for the practice.
• Maintain and assist staff in the sterilization of hygiene instruments.

Please note that any selected candidate's hire date may be effective no earlier than January 5, 2027.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

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Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.