Registered Dental Hygienist
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Dental / Dentistry
Dentistry / General Dentist, Dental Hygiene
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Dentistry with a work-life balance
Make a difference while doing what you love
Dentistry with a work-life balance
Make a difference while doing what you love
If you’re looking for a career opportunity at a competitive salary while helping kids in need, let’s talk.
Smile North Carolina , a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Registered Dental Hygeinist in Statesville, NC and surrounding areas to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school.
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.
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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 travel to schools in nearby counties
- Works well with children
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
- Current CPR (BLS) certification
- 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 patient’s chart.
- Daily travel to and from school sites
- 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- time position
- Competitive compensation
- State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
- Latest technology & digital radiography
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Who We Are
Smile Programs is the nation's leading in-school dental program founded almost 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 medical 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.
Today, through its dental partners, Smile Programs provides preventative and restorative care to approximately 500,000 children per year.
Tooth decay is the most common, and preventable disease among children, more common than asthma. In fact, each year, over 51 million school hours are lost due to oral health related issues.
Smile Programs affiliates with state licensed dentists, hygienists and assistants who use state-of-the-art portable equipment to provide all services onsite, directly in the school or in a self-contained mobile dental facility on site at the school. If portable equipment is used, classrooms, auditoriums or other school venues…
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