Traveling Registered Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$85k-$125k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
National Traveling Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) | Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities
Your Skills Can Take You Places. Literally.
New cities. New experiences. Meaningful patient care.
What if your career in dental hygiene offered more than the same schedule, the same office, and the same routine?
At PopUp Smiles, we're redefining where dental care happens, and we're looking for passionate Registered Dental Hygienists who want to be part of something different.
Whether you're ready for a full-time traveling career or interested in picking up assignments that work around your lifestyle, we have opportunities for you.
The best part? PopUp Smiles covers airfare, hotel accommodations, and meals for approved work-related travel.
A Little About Us
PopUp Smiles brings comprehensive dental care directly to workplaces and communities through our fully equipped mobile dental clinics.
Instead of waiting for patients to come to us, we bring the dental experience to them.
Our teams travel throughout the United States, providing essential dental services while helping make quality care more convenient and accessible.
We're growing, and we're looking for hygienists who enjoy connecting with patients, working alongside great people, and making every Dental Day count.
Find Your Fit
Full-Time National Traveling Dental Hygienist
- For the hygienist who's ready to turn a career into an adventure.
- Salaried position with employee benefits
- Travel to scheduled assignments nationwide
- Experience different cities and communities
- Collaborate with a supportive, multidisciplinary dental team
- Opportunities to grow with an expanding company
Part-Time / Flexible Traveling Dental Hygienist
- For the hygienist who loves flexibility and wants something beyond the traditional office.
- Competitive hourly compensation
- Choose from available assignments based on your schedule
- Opportunities for local, intrastate, and nationwide travel
- Ideal for supplemental income or occasional assignments
- Part-time assignments do not include employee benefits
What Your Dental Days Will Look Like
You'll have the opportunity to focus on what you do best: providing quality preventive care, educating patients, and helping people feel confident about their oral health.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Perform dental hygiene assessments and preventive services
- Provide prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, and periodontal maintenance
- Utilize laser-assisted periodontal therapy when appropriately trained and authorized
- Take and review dental radiographs within your permitted scope
- Educate patients on oral hygiene, periodontal health, and preventive care
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and follow infection control standards
- Work collaboratively with dentists, dental assistants, and operations team members
- Help create a welcoming, efficient, and positive patient experience
- What Makes You a Great Fit
- Current Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) license in good standing
- Graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- Strong clinical skills and knowledge of periodontal care
- Excellent communication and patient education skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced clinical environment
- Adaptable, dependable, and willing to travel for assignments
- A team-oriented mindset and genuine passion for patient care
- Experience with laser-assisted hygiene procedures is a plus.
Licensure and scope-of-practice requirements vary by state. Hygienists must hold the appropriate authorization for each assignment location.
Why Hygienists Are Choosing a Different Path
We know that dental hygiene is more than cleaning teeth. It's about building trust, educating patients, preventing disease, and making a lasting impact on someone's health.
At PopUp Smiles, you'll have the opportunity to use those skills in new environments while meeting people from different backgrounds and communities.
And with travel arrangements taken care of, you can focus on your patients and the experience ahead.
More variety. More experiences. More opportunities to make a difference.
- Where Will You Go?
- Nationwide Opportunities | Local, Intrastate & National Travel
- We're welcoming applications from licensed hygienists throughout the United States.
- Assignments vary by location and availability, giving you the opportunity to explore options that align with your professional goals and lifestyle.
Your Next Chapter Starts Here
- Whether you're looking for a new full-time career or the flexibility to work select Dental Days throughout the year, we'd love to learn more about you.
- Apply today and tell us what type of opportunity you're looking for:
- Full-Time National Traveling Registered Dental Hygienist
Part-Time / Flexible Registered Dental Hygienist
Your career has already taken you far. Imagine where it could take you next.
Key Responsibilities
Perform dental hygiene assessments, preventive services, and periodontal treatments while maintaining accurate clinical documentation. Educate patients on oral health and collaborate with the dental team to ensure a positive patient experience in a mobile clinical setting.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) license and CPR/BLS certification. A graduate degree from an accredited dental hygiene program and the ability to travel for assignments are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$105k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 48% have no call, 43% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $85k–$125k | Dental Hygienist median $99k (middle half $89k–$103k)39 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$116k in purchasing power | Kentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygiene listings in Kentucky | 28 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dental hygienist listings in Kentucky | 85 active | 5,830 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 48% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 777 in the last 30 days | 462 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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