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Smile Programs
Detroit, Michigan

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.

Michigan Dental Outreach, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist in Detroit, MI 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 Michael at 855-957-4375 or email mbannigan@mobiledentists.com
  • (If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)

Registered Dental Hygienist Qualifications

  • Licensed RDH in the state of Michigan
  • Working experience with Sealants and Polishing

Organized. Reliable. Ability to multi-task.

Experience with Microsoft Office Applications

CPR Certification Card

  • Min. of 1 year working experience as a Dental Hygienist
  • Digital X-ray Imaging experience
  • Must have Valid driver license and a willingness to travel to schools in neighboring counties
  • Works well with children
  • Team player and able to work on a small team

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) Responsibilities

  • Assist with oral health management of all patients
  • Verify the identity of patient using name and date of birth prior to administering treatment
  • Review medical history and other pertinent oral health information

Obtain Oral Health Assessment of Each Patient

  • 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
  • Be a team player at all times

Michigan 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

Latest Technology & Digital Radiography

  • Want to learn more? Call or text at 855-957-4375 or email mbannigan@mobiledentists.com
  • (If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)

Who We Are

Smile Programs is the nation's leading in-school dental program founded almost 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 medical 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.

Today, through its dental partners, Smile Programs provides preventative and restorative care to approximately 500,000 children per year.

Tooth decay is the most common, and preventable disease among children, more common than asthma. In fact, each year, over 51 million school hours are lost due to oral health related issues.

Smile Programs affiliates with state licensed dentists, hygienists and assistants who use state-of-the-art portable equipment to provide all services onsite, directly in the school or in a self-contained mobile dental facility on site at the school.

If portable equipment is used, classrooms, auditoriums or other school venues are literally transformed into fully functional dental offices for the day.

Our expertise, obtained through years of experience bringing mobile dental care to schools, as well as through our highly qualified staff, enables us to bring exceptional care with minimal disruption to the normal school routine.

Smile Programs is currently active in 20 states and has ongoing strategic partnerships with over 8,000 school districts, including 21 of the 25 largest school districts in the country.

Given the ongoing lack of access for many underserved children across the country, our services are in great demand and we are always looking for caring, compassionate professionals to join our team and play their part in making a difference in the lives of today's underserved children.

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 preventative dental care, including scaling, sealants, and fluoride application, to underserved children at school sites. They are also responsible for documenting services, educating patients on oral health, and assisting the dentist with clinical tasks.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Michigan RDH license and have at least one year of experience as a dental hygienist. Proficiency in digital X-ray imaging, CPR certification, and the ability to travel to various school locations are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Dental hygienePatient educationMulti-taskingTeamworkCommunication

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Smile Programs holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 20 active listings.

Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

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.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs

10
<$105k
7
$105k-120k
6
$120k-135k
3
$135k-150k
2
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
45%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75/hr
#2

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Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$65-$75/hr
#3

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$65-$70/hr
#4

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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

Living in Detroit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$80k
Typical market rent
$1,341/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Smile Programs

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

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Evenings off
Weekends off
Summers off
Flexible scheduling
Full and part-time positions