Registered Dental Hygienist; Part-Time

Job Title

Part-Time Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)

Chief Dental Officer

Part-Time, Non-Exempt (Contract/Hourly: $33.46 - 46.63/hr)

As a Registered Dental Hygienist with Heartland Community Health Center, you will provide vital preventive dental care—including cleanings, sealants, X-rays, and assessments. You will help remove barriers to care, foster trust, and create lifelong dental patients by delivering high-quality oral health services in an accessible, culturally competent way. Every day is an opportunity to improve patients' lives and long-term health outcomes while building deep connections within the community.

• $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS
• Monthly productivity incentive bonuses
• Flexible schedules (including 4-day workweeks and school hours if preferred)
• PSLF-eligible employment: potential eligibility for up to $50,000 in NHSC student loan repayment over two years, plus eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) through employment with a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, holidays, and wellness support

Join us and help redefine access to care—where prevention starts with you.

• Preventative and rehabilitative caries control and periodontal services:
  • Routine prophylaxis and topical application
  • Apply SDF as needed
  • Use ART technique to place interim restorations as needed
  • Scale and root planning
  • Remove overhangs of filling materials
  • Properly expose, process, and mount oral radiographs
  • Polish restorations
  • May use local anesthetic for procedures as needed
  • Promote an atmosphere of good dental and general health by demonstrating good personal oral hygiene
  • Educate patients on techniques of flossing, brushing, overall oral health, and the role of the dental care team
  • Clean and sterilize instruments appropriately
  • Follow infection control protocols and standard operating procedures
  • Complete required daily, monthly, and annual equipment maintenance
  • Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Lab duties include pouring and trimming models and fabricating trays
  • Remove biohazard trash as needed
  • Answer patient inquiries related to pain and/or medications
  • Perform all duties in accordance with OSHA regulations
  • Be attentive to patient needs
• Attend meetings as required (Joint Staff, Department, etc.)
• Complete assigned trainings in a timely manner
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Use safety precautions to protect patient and self; charting responsibilities include:
  • Existing caries and restorations, missing teeth, and prostheses
  • Periodontal assessment (probing depths, recession, mobility, and furcation involvement)
  • Head and neck exam, including soft tissue pathology
  • Properly take oral radiographs
  • Take safety precautions to protect patient from unnecessary radiation
  • Education:
    • Educate patients on oral health maintenance and prevention (brushing, flossing, plaque control, diet, etc.)
    • Educate patients or guardians on the benefit of fluoride
    • Receive professional training from internal and external sources to become a leader in the clinic and community in the integration of dental services within a primary care setting
  • Attend meetings as required (Joint Staff, Department, etc.)
  • Rotate to Medical Clinic for Medical/Dental integration
  • Empower medical teams to deliver dental screenings to medical patients; establish team relationships and coordinate bi-directional ‘warm handoffs’ to and from specialty dental according to established protocols
  • Goal to treat no less than 1 patient per patient-facing hour in clinic and no less than 2 patients per patient-facing hour in community-based care setting
  • Perform other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Graduate of a certified Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) program
• Current Kansas RDH license required
• Minimum of one year of experience preferred
• Current CPR certification required and must be maintained
• Demonstrated sensitivity to the social and cultural needs of diverse populations
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks to deliver efficient, high-quality patient care
• Remain calm and exercise sound judgment in emergency or high-pressure situations
• Strong…