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Big Smiles
Jackson, Mississippi

Registered Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

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 Mississippi, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist in Jackson, MS 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.

  • Sound interesting? Call or text Kelly at 855-957-4375 or email kcaito@mobiledentists.com
  • (If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)

Registered Dental Hygienist Qualifications

Must hold active RDH license

Working Experience as a Registered Dental Hygienist

  • 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
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

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 Mississippi 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 Kelly at 855-957-4375 or email kcaito@mobiledentists.com
  • (If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)

Who We Are

Big Smiles 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, Big Smiles 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. Big Smiles.

Big Smiles 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

Provide preventive dental services, including prophylaxis and fluoride applications, to underserved children within a school-based mobile practice. Responsibilities include performing oral health assessments, educating patients on hygiene, and documenting services on medical charts.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active RDH license, a valid driver's license with reliable transportation, and current CPR (BLS) certification. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and a willingness to travel to various school sites is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EducationPatient DocumentationPediatric Dental Care

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.9% of Mississippi clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Big Smiles holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 11 active listings.

What does the Dental Hygiene market look like in Mississippi?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.8 / 10 · top 25% in dental hygienistranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedDental Hygiene median $100k (middle half $84k–$115k)58 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMississippi index 87.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygiene listings in Mississippi14 active1,904 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings718 in the last 30 days500 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Dental Hygiene pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Big Smilessilver tier, 84/100Top Employers work-life index11 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.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dental Hygienist at Big Smiles 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.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 26 employers
4
<$100k
10
$100k-115k
3
$115k-130k
7
$130k-145k
4
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
41%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.8
Better work-life than 80% 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
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About Big Smiles

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

Benefits & Perks

Evenings, weekends, and summers off
Benefit package (health, dental, vision)
Flexible scheduling
State-of-the-art portable dental equipment

Living in Jackson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$86k
Typical market rent
$1,228/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.0
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Jackson, MS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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