Looking for a Dental Hygiene position in Ga

I've been searching for a job for 2 months now and i can't find one in Ga. Does anyone know any dental office hiring Hygienist? Thank you.

I feel you I have a Ga license too. I sent resumes since Feb this yr. Someone blogged they only hire black people. Hell I'm black!! Maybe we should put that on our resumes maybe when can get a job. LOL!!!!!!!!!!

I can relate to the both of you about a job in Georgia but the thing i did to get a job was going down the phone book. I started out by stopping by the offices that were close to me. Than I started faxing. I had 2 job since I been in Augusta,GA. The thing about Georgia you have to know somebody.I didn't know anybody so I used the yellow page
I moved from St. Louis, MO in March of 2009. I have 9yrs of exp. and I'm also black. the other thing is there looking for RDH with exp. I'm unsure of your exp.

I am a hygienist in Atlanta...Are you familiar with the website... www.dentalpost.net
There should be several postings on this website, i checked it yesterday. Also, you can go thru DPS, INC- a dental staffing agency that will help you find temporary or full time work. If those fail, start calling offices to ask if they are hiring- you might get lucky when they tell you to fax over your resume. Another option is to send out your resume with a cover letter to all offices in your area telling them you will temp when their hygienist is out of the office! Check AJCJOBS.com as well. good luck!

We are in a recession. Jobs are slim everywhere. I've been on all those sites. I'm licensed in Ga too and can't find a job there either. I was going to move there 2 yrs ago but couldn't sell my home. I had job offers all over the place then. Now it's harder if you are out of state. I have been sending resumes in Atl since Feb this yr and Va since Nov. It's just bad all over. The only reason I'm on the forum all the time is because I'm looking for a job. Everything is online these days. It's funny, I'm trying to find a hyg job so I can go back to school to switch careers. I don't want to rely on working for someone else for income.

Golden in Winder, Georgia said: I am a hygienist in Atlanta...Are you familiar with the website... www.dentalpost.net
There should be several postings on this website, i checked it yesterday. Also, you can go thru DPS, INC- a dental staffing agency that will help you find temporary or full time work. If those fail, start calling offices to ask if they are hiring- you might get lucky when they tell you to fax over your resume. Another option is to send out your resume with a cover letter to all offices in your area telling them you will temp when their hygienist is out of the office! Check AJCJOBS.com as well. good luck!

thank you so much I'ave used dentalpost.net but this DPS, INC would you have a e-mail address or phone number. I will try AJCJOBS.com. Thank you again

hyg sucks in Richmond, Virginia said: We are in a recession. Jobs are slim everywhere. I've been on all those sites. I'm licensed in Ga too and can't find a job there either. I was going to move there 2 yrs ago but couldn't sell my home. I had job offers all over the place then. Now it's harder if you are out of state. I have been sending resumes in Atl since Feb this yr and Va since Nov. It's just bad all over. The only reason I'm on the forum all the time is because I'm looking for a job. Everything is online these days. It's funny, I'm trying to find a hyg job so I can go back to school to switch careers. I don't want to rely on working for someone else for income.

Have you tryed working for a Public Health center most of them pay well an they offer alot. I worked for a Public Health center in St. Louis, MO an it was great I made 70,000 a yr. and vac, sick pay, 401k, yrly rise one dollar or more, CE paid by the health center as well as license renewal. people don't under stand that these Health care centers are great an one other thing they paid back my student loan with one condition I give them two yr. go to this websit nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov and look at there job opening also I didn't get any call back when sent my resume. I did a cover letter letting them know that have relocated like I was already In augusta,GA. don't tell them you will be relocating make it as if your already in town. Also that webite address is good for other careers just take a look at it. I hope this will help. And so that you know I left that great job because I got married. Hygiene can be great.

Thanks. Everyone tells me to use a address where the job is. I was trying to be honest but hell I need a job. I did get one call back but they wanted me to do an interview that day to work the next. I went from NY to VA with no job and I was on pins and needles looking for a job. Luckly I got a job in 2wks. Not sure it will happen in this economy. I do know people there so maybe I'll try it. I'm not having any luck in VA.

Nikki Nguyen in Duluth, Georgia said: I've been searching for a job for 2 months now and i can't find one in Ga. Does anyone know any dental office hiring Hygienist? Thank you.

I am dealing with the same thing and just wanted to know if you finally had any luck with landing a job.

Hygiene-a-rella in Atlanta, Georgia said: I am dealing with the same thing and just wanted to know if you finally had any luck with landing a job.

I still haven't found nothing yet. Some places just email you instead of calling you. I hate that. Does anybody know anymore names of temp agencies. I'll be in Atl next week and want to set some things up.

I've tried almost all the search agents, the free one of course, and still have no luck of finding a job :( Its so stressful with the unemployment rate keep rising in GA. Does anyone know anywhere hiring in GA?

I have been looking for a second part time or full time job for a year now in GA. I recently sent out resumes and business cards to local offices again. They all say the same thing, "Not Hiring". I tell them I can temp also but only get one office who calls me now and again for that. I only work 2 days a week and no benefits. I am with 2 temp agencies and never get work except once in a blue moon. One temp agency said they just don't have the business. I have 4 years of experience and have worked in prophy mills and private offices. This economy is crazy.

Still no luck in Duluth, Georgia said: I have been looking for a second part time or full time job for a year now in GA. I recently sent out resumes and business cards to local offices again. They all say the same thing, "Not Hiring". I tell them I can temp also but only get one office who calls me now and again for that. I only work 2 days a week and no benefits. I am with 2 temp agencies and never get work except once in a blue moon. One temp agency said they just don't have the business. I have 4 years of experience and have worked in prophy mills and private offices. This economy is crazy.

Hi Still, Glad to hear you "have" 2 days of work a week...it's something, I only have 2, 1/2 days , temping on my own to help out 2 offices with PG, R.D.H.'s. So.....2 "set" days are GREAT! Keep circulating your resumes's, take a card and write info. on them, leave a business card.....Do they have a Dental Convention in GA? We have one in MA called "Yankee Dental Congress" at the end of January....I'll probably be looking at alot of nametags and bring some of my business cards....good to carry these, a few in your purse....you never know! Keep at it, sometimes you can be in the right place at the right time! GL Exp

I graduated almost 5 months ago now and still haven't worked. This is very frustrating and I get the same responses that you get. But in addition, I get frowned upon for not having the years of experience that is being sought in the few ads that are posted. Time is passing so quickly and I am wondering will this get better soon.

You have my sympathy. I have 3 RDH licenses. When I graduated I got a license in that state then I moved immediately up north and had to wait a year until I could work due to finding a board patient and when the boards were being taken. It was rough and I was extremely slow but once you start working you will get the hang of it. I wish you the best!

Dentalpost.net- my Dr. said she got 400 responses just on that site and a ton more on others. She was overwhelmed.

Thank you so much for your reply. Yes, we had a dental convention called the Hinman several months ago. Many of the classes we attended had almost no dentists. They were usually assistants or RDH's so I didn't have much luck. The dentists I did see and looked on their nametags were from out of town or way out in the country. I did look and so did my co-workers. We tried...I'll keep looking!