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Freedom Dental Health
Wilmington, Delaware

Periodontal Registered Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$115k

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Job Description

Elevate Your Career. Elevate Patient Care.

If you're ready to step beyond the traditional hygiene model and become part of a team where prevention, specialty care, and patient outcomes work together seamlessly, we invite you to explore a career with us.

Join a practice where your expertise matters, your growth is supported, and your patients benefit from truly comprehensive care, all under one roof.

  • Specialty Periodontal Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)
  • Take Your Passion for Periodontal Care to the Next Level
  • Do you love providing periodontal care in a general practice setting and are ready to elevate your career?

If you're passionate about helping patients preserve their oral health through periodontal therapy, education, and disease management, this is an opportunity to join a team where periodontal care is the primary focus and where your expertise can make a lasting impact.

We are seeking a Specialty Periodontal Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) to join our team of highly skilled Periodontists dedicated to providing advanced surgical and non-surgical periodontal treatment. Our specialists receive referrals from dental providers throughout the state, allowing us to serve patients with a wide range of periodontal needs and complex treatment plans.

Why Choose Specialty Periodontics?

At our practice, you'll be part of a team focused on preserving the foundation of oral health. As a Specialty Perio RDH, you won't simply maintain smiles. You'll play a critical role in helping patients manage periodontal disease, maintain their natural dentition, protect systemic health, and improve their overall quality of life.

Working alongside experienced Periodontists gives you direct access to advanced treatment planning, clinical collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities that are difficult to find in a traditional practice setting.

What You'll Do

  • Provide comprehensive periodontal assessments
  • Deliver Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) therapy with quadrant-based care
  • Perform periodontal maintenance therapy
  • Monitor disease progression and treatment outcomes
  • Educate patients on oral-systemic health connections
  • Collaborate directly with Periodontists on treatment planning and case management
  • Support surgical cases through ongoing maintenance and patient education
  • Utilize laser therapy as part of periodontal treatment protocols (for certified providers)
  • Build long-term relationships with patients committed to improving their periodontal health

Why You'll Love This Role

  • Work side-by-side with board-certified and experienced Periodontists
  • Focus on advanced periodontal therapy and long-term disease management
  • Treat patients referred from across the state
  • Expand your clinical knowledge beyond traditional hygiene care
  • Gain experience with complex periodontal and surgical cases
  • Opportunities to utilize advanced technologies and treatment modalities
  • Collaborate with a team that values clinical excellence and patient outcomes
  • Continuous education and professional development opportunities

The Learning Never Ends

Our commitment to clinical excellence means investing in our team. Whether you're already skilled in advanced periodontal therapy or looking to grow your expertise, you'll have access to ongoing education, mentorship, and exposure to cutting-edge periodontal procedures and technologies.

This is more than a hygiene position. It's an opportunity to become a true periodontal health specialist and a vital part of improving patients' confidence, health, and quality of life.

  • Who We're Looking For
  • Licensed Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)
  • Passionate about periodontal therapy and patient education
  • Experience with periodontal maintenance and SRP preferred
  • Laser certification is a plus
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
  • Commitment to delivering outstanding patient care
  • Desire for continuous growth and clinical excellence
  • Build a Career, Not Just a Schedule

If you're ready to move beyond routine hygiene appointments and join a specialty practice where your expertise is valued, your learning never stops, and your impact on patient health is significant, we'd love to meet you.

Join our Periodontal Specialty Team and help patients preserve the foundation of their oral health for a lifetime.

*Freedom Dental Health System and Periodontal Associates of Delaware are committed to equal employment opportunity and it is our policy to ensure that employment-related decisions are made without regard to any classifications protected by applicable federal, state, or local law*

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Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dental Hygienist will provide comprehensive periodontal assessments, scaling and root planing, and periodontal maintenance therapy. They will also collaborate with periodontists on treatment planning and educate patients on oral-systemic health connections.

Requirements

Candidates must be licensed Registered Dental Hygienists with a passion for periodontal therapy and patient education. Experience with periodontal maintenance and SRP is preferred, and laser certification is considered a plus.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Surgical support

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$115k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $115k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

What does the Dental Hygienist market look like in Delaware?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$115kDental Hygienist median $92k (middle half $83k–$110k)64 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$115k in purchasing powerDelaware index 99.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygienist listings in Delaware17 active5,665 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings696 in the last 30 days493 the 30 days before (+41%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 18 employers
10
<$115k
3
$115k-130k
6
$130k-145k
4
$145k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
55%
Sign-on bonus
50%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$70-$75/hr
#2

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#3

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$60-$70/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Dental Hygienist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Freedom Dental Health

Business Consulting and Services
Newark, Delaware
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Continuous education and professional development opportunities
Mentorship from board-certified Periodontists
Exposure to advanced periodontal procedures and technologies

Living in Wilmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$296k≈ 2.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.