Registered Dental Hygienist
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Job Description
- 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.
Indiana Dental Outreach, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist in South Bend, IN and surrounding areas to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school for a part-time position.
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.
Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) Qualifications
- Active RDH License
- Working experience as a Dental Hygienist
- CPR or BLS certification
- Works well with children
- Ability to work well on a small team and in a fast-paced environment
- Organized, detail-oriented and able to multi-task
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and willing to travel within the county
- Ability to lift and carry equipment for set-up and take-down (up to 50 lbs)
- Able to walk up flights of stairs on certain occasions, some schools may not have an elevator
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 patient’s chart.
- Daily travel to and from school sites
Indiana Dental Outreach Offers
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
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- Want to learn more? Call or text Venice at 855-957-4375 or email vjabiru@mobiledentists.com
- (If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)
Who We Are
Smile Programs…the mobile dentists is the nation’s 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, Smile Programs…the mobile dentists puts happy, healthy smiles on over 500,000 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 855-957-4375 or email jobs@mobiledentists.com. You’ll be glad you did.
Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Smile Programs.
Smile Programs 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 Responsibilities
The Registered Dental Hygienist will provide preventive dental care, including cleanings and sealants, to children at school sites. They are also responsible for documenting services, reviewing medical histories, and educating patients on oral hygiene practices.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active Registered Dental Hygienist license and possess current CPR or BLS certification. The role requires the ability to work well with children, travel to various school locations, and lift up to 50 lbs of dental equipment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
Smile Programs holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 23 active listings.
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dental Hygienist at Smile Programs a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dental Hygienist — ranked against 2,151 active Dental Hygienist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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