Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) – Local, Intrastate & Nationwide
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Job Description
- Local, Intrastate & Nationwide Opportunities
- Company: PopUp Smiles, Inc.
- Location: Nationwide – Local, Intrastate, Interstate & National Travel Opportunities
- Position Type: Temporary, Per Diem & Ongoing Coverage Opportunities
Love Dental Hygiene? Looking for Flexibility, Adventure, or Additional Clinical Opportunities?
- Are you a Registered Dental Hygienist who enjoys traveling, meeting new people, and experiencing new places?
- Already working in a dental practice but interested in picking up additional clinical days that fit your schedule?
- Licensed in one or multiple states and looking for opportunities to put your skills and credentials to work?
Whether you prefer staying close to home, traveling throughout your state, or exploring new destinations across the country, PopUp Smiles wants to connect with you!
We're expanding our nationwide network of Registered Dental Hygienists to support our growing mobile dental operations. From single-day local assignments to multi-day coverage and nationwide travel, we're seeking skilled, dependable professionals who value flexibility, clinical excellence, and exceptional patient care.
About PopUp Smiles
PopUp Smiles is an innovative mobile dental healthcare provider headquartered in Newport Beach, California. We deliver comprehensive dental services directly to workplaces, schools, residential communities, and underserved areas throughout the United States.
Our mission is to make high-quality dental care more accessible by bringing the dental office directly to patients.
Coverage & Travel Opportunities
- Local Coverage: Pick up additional clinical days in your city or surrounding communities.
- Intrastate Travel: Accept assignments in different cities or regions within the state where you're licensed.
- Nationwide Travel: Support mobile dental events throughout the country based on your licensure, availability, and travel preferences.
- Recurring Coverage: Join our network to be considered for future assignments that align with your schedule.
Advance Scheduling: Receive assignment schedules in advance whenever possible, allowing you to plan around existing professional and personal commitments.
Assignments are based on operational needs, location, qualifications, and availability. Recurring work is not guaranteed.
Position Overview
We're seeking clinically confident, adaptable Registered Dental Hygienists who can provide comprehensive preventive and periodontal care in a fast-paced mobile dental environment.
Unlike a traditional dental office, our mobile operations require flexibility, efficiency, and the ability to adapt to different clinical settings and teams.
Clinical days can be demanding, and maintaining excellent patient care while managing a steady patient flow is essential. We're looking for professionals who embrace these responsibilities and take pride in delivering consistent, high-quality care.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive dental hygiene assessments and periodontal charting.
- Provide prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance, and preventive treatments.
- Obtain diagnostic radiographs as permitted by state law.
- Educate patients on oral hygiene, periodontal disease prevention, and long-term oral health.
- Collaborate with dentists, dental assistants, and field operations teams to maintain efficient patient flow.
- Maintain accurate and timely electronic clinical documentation.
- Follow OSHA, HIPAA, infection control, and applicable state dental regulations.
- Deliver compassionate, efficient, patient-centered care in a mobile clinical environment.
Qualifications
- Required
- Graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program.
Active, unrestricted RDH license in at least one U.S. state.
- Current CPR/BLS certification.
- Strong periodontal assessment and clinical hygiene skills.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment without compromising patient care.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Dependability, adaptability, and a team-oriented attitude.
Preferred
- Active dental hygiene licenses in multiple states. (Not Required)
- Experience in high-volume dental practices.
- Proficiency in scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance, and patient education.
- Experience with electronic dental records.
- Previous mobile dentistry or community healthcare experience.
- Previous mobile dentistry experience is not required.
Who Will Thrive in This Role?
We're looking for dental hygienists who take pride in their clinical skills, communicate effectively, and maintain exceptional standards of patient care.
Someone who can adapt to different environments, collaborate with new teams, and remain professional during busy clinical days.
We understand that every dental professional has different career goals and scheduling needs. That's why we're building a network of hygienists interested in a variety of opportunities, from occasional local coverage to frequent nationwide assignments.
Whether you're looking to supplement your current schedule, expand your clinical experience, or explore opportunities beyond the traditional dental office, we'd love to learn more about you.
Interested? Let's Connect!
Submit Your Resume and Include
- States where you currently hold an active RDH license.
- Your preferred coverage area: local, intrastate, interstate, or nationwide.
- Your general availability for temporary or recurring assignments.
- Join the PopUp Smiles network and explore dental hygiene opportunities that align with your lifestyle and professional goals.
- PopUp Smiles — Dental care designed around real life.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | New York index 107.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygienist listings in New York | 276 active | 5,716 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York healthcare professional listings: 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment276 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 718 in the last 30 days | 500 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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