Regional Dental Hygienist

Morton Dental Group | Based in South Nashville, TN | Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week

Travel to Huntsville (AL), Lewisburg, Lawrenceburg, Mt. Juliet and East Nashville

Raise the Standard of Hygiene Across a Region

Morton Dental Group is a doctor-owned and doctor-led organization known for high clinical standards, advanced care and a team patients remember. We’re growing, and we’re looking for an experienced hygienist to lead hygiene across several of our practices.

This role is for a hygienist who is ready to have an impact far beyond one operatory. As Regional Hygiene Lead, you’ll oversee hygiene across five of our practices in Middle Tennessee and North Alabama.

You’ll develop hygienists, calibrate periodontal diagnosis across offices and build hygiene teams that deliver consistent, excellent care in every practice. With two clinical days each week, you’ll still treat patients, so you can lead by example and stay connected to the chair.

What You’LL Do

• Set the clinical standard. Establish regional protocols for perio assessment, charting and diagnosis, and calibrate hygienists and doctors on SRP criteria and co-diagnosis.
• Coach in the operatory. Visit offices regularly to observe appointments, coach hygienists and follow up on action items.
• Drive hygiene performance. Track KPIs by office and by hygienist, including production, perio %, fluoride %, reappointment and schedule utilization. Build action plans where results fall short.
• Strengthen patient retention. Partner with office managers on recall and reappointment systems, and improve the handoff from hygienist to doctor so more patients accept treatment.
• Develop your team. Lead onboarding, create training materials, coordinate continuing education and identify future leaders.
• Protect quality and compliance. Run chart audits and make sure every hygiene department meets OSHA, HIPAA and infection control standards.

What You Bring

• Significant clinical hygiene experience
• Proven leadership, coaching or lead hygienist experience
• The ability to influence performance across several offices
• Comfort working with data and KPIs
• Emotional intelligence and calm professionalism under pressure
• Initiative, with a habit of solving problems without being asked
• A valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and willingness to travel regularly between our South Nashville, East Nashville, Mt. Juliet, Lewisburg, Lawrenceburg and Huntsville offices

What You Can Expect

• Competitive compensation: base salary plus an incentive plan that rewards regional results
• Car allowance to support your travel between offices
• Real work-life balance: a 40-hour week with 2 clinical days, no nights and no weekends
• A team-first culture where people support each other
• High standards of patient care. We do things the right way.
• Shared accountability. Everyone in our practices is held to the same standard.
• Ongoing training and education to keep you at the top of your field
• Real career development. This role sits at the top of our Hygiene Career Pathway (Hygienist → Lead Hygienist → Regional Hygiene Lead).
• Real impact. You’ll shape the care that thousands of patients receive across the region.
• Benefits: health, dental, vision and life insurance
• Paid time off

Ready to Lead?

If you’re an exceptional hygienist who loves developing others and wants to raise the standard of preventive care across a whole region, we’d love to meet you. Apply today. (edited)