Registered Dental Hygienist
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Job Summary
Overview
Dentistry with a work-life balance!
Make a difference while doing what you love
If youre looking for a career opportunity at a competitive salary while helping kids in need lets talk.
Smile Mississippi a school-based mobile dental practice is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist in Jackson MS and surrounding areas to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school. We are targeting a start date of March 2026!
Our innovative in school dental program offers something different than a traditional dental practice. With a workday that ends with the school day and no nights or weekends our program is perfect for people looking for a diverse and different working environment working parents and anyone who wants to make a difference in the dental field.
Sound interesting Call or text Kelly at or email
(If texting/emailing please include your name contact information and the location of this position.)
Registered Dental Hygienist Qualifications:
- Must hold active RDH license
- Working experience as a Registered Dental Hygienist
- Valid driver license reliable transportation and a willingness to travelto schools across counties
- Works well with others (both children and adults)
- Current CPR (BLS) certification
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) Responsibilities:
- Assist with oral health management of all patients-being a team player at all times
- Verify the identity of patient using name and date of birth prior to administering treatment place your initials on the medical chart indicating that verification was made.
- Obtain oral health assessment of each patient new-baseline; follow-up patient
- Review medical history and other pertinent oral health information
- Provide oral hygiene services including dental prophylaxis scaling sealant application and fluoride application consistent with accepted best practices and standards.
- Provide dental assistance as directed by the dentist
- Provide oral health education and individual counseling to each patient according to known oral health care practices (e.g. tooth brushing flossing))
- Document provided dental services on the patients chart.
- Daily travel to and from school sites
Smile MississippiOffers:
- Evenings weekends and summers off!
- Working a school day schedule (about 6 7 hours); on average between 8:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M.
- Benefit package (health dental vision)
- Unique work experience and flexible scheduling
- Full and part time positions
- Competitive compensation
- State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
- Latest technology & digital radiography
Want to learn more Call or text Kelly at or email
(If texting/emailing please include your name contact information and the location of this position.)
Who We Are
Big Smiles is the nations leading in-school dental program founded more than two decades ago by two moms who happen to also be dentists. The founders saw a tremendous need among underserved school aged children who did not have easy access to dental care and who often suffered from poor oral hygiene tooth decay pain and associated health problems.
Knowing that many parents could not take their children to the dentist due to issues including time off from work and transportation challenges they sought to bring the care to the need.
Using the latest technology in portable equipment a team of dedicated dental professionals provide preventive and restorative dental care to children right at school. Our flexibility and expertise allow us to transform classrooms auditoriums gyms or other suitable areas into fully functional dental offices for the day.
Every year through its devoted group of dental professionals Big Smiles puts happy healthy smiles on over 500000 children from coast to coast.
Join us in our mission to bring smiles and good oral health to where they are needed. Call or text us at or email . Youll be glad you did.
Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Big Smiles.
Big Smiles is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability gender identity sexual orientation or protected veteran status.
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Dentrix
- Communication skills
- HIPAA
- Computer Skills
- Infection Control Training
- Chairside Assisting
- Dental Office Experience
- OSHA
- Medical Imaging
- Outside Sales
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