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Smile Programs
Petersburg, West Virginia

Registered Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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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.

Smile West Virginia, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist in Petersburg, WV 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.

Registered Dental Hygienist Qualifications

Must Hold Active RDH License

  • Valid driver license, reliable transportation and a willingness to travel to schools across counties
  • Works well with others (both children and adults)
  • Current CPR (BLS) certification

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

Smile West Virginia 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

Latest Technology & Digital Radiography

  • Sound interesting? 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 maintaining accurate patient charts and educating patients on proper oral hygiene practices.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) license and a valid driver's license with reliable transportation. A current CPR (BLS) certification is also required to perform duties in the mobile dental program.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient educationDental radiographyMedical history reviewPatient chartingTeamwork

Dental Hygiene Career Context

Smile Programs holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 29 active listings.

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How does Smile Programs compare as an employer?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in dental hygienistranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedDentist median $109k (middle half $94k–$120k)966 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingWest Virginia index 89.5US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All dentist listings in West Virginia18 active5,872 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings799 in the last 30 days432 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Dentist pay trend (all specialties)+4.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Smile Programssilver tier, 82/100Top Employers work-life index29 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,151 Dental Hygienist listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. West Virginia figures use all dentists: too few West Virginia Dental Hygiene postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dental Hygienist at Smile Programs a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average 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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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Dental Hygienist listings

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

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site
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About Smile Programs

Hospitals and Health Care
Farmington Hills, MI
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, and vision insurance
Evenings, weekends, and summers off
School-day schedule (~6-7 hours, 8am-3pm)
Flexible scheduling
Full and part-time positions
State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
Digital radiography

Living in Petersburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$208k
Median resident rent
$646/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.