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Help a Child Smile
Homer, Georgia

Registered Dental Hygienist

Dental 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Overview

  • 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.

Help A Child Smile, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist in Homer, GA 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.

Dental Hygienist Qualifications

  • Active License
  • CPR or BLS certification
  • Ability to work well with both children and adults
  • Ability to work well on a small team and in a fast-paced environment
  • Organized, detail-oriented and able to multi-task
  • Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and willing to travel

Dental Hygienist 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

Help A Child Smile 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 daily base pay
  • State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
  • Latest technology & digital radiography
  • Want to learn more? 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

Help A Child Smile is Georgia’s leading at school dental program meeting the tremendous need among underserved school aged children who do not have easy access to dental care and who often suffer from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain and associated health problems.

Help A Child Smile 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 comprehensive oral hygiene services and health education to underserved children within a school-based mobile practice. Responsibilities include performing prophylaxis, scaling, and sealant applications while documenting services on patient charts.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Dental Hygienist license and CPR or BLS certification. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation are required for travel to various school sites.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentMedical History ReviewPatient DocumentationMulti-tasking

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dental Hygienist at Help a Child Smile a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Dental Hygiene — ranked against 1,748 active Dental Hygiene listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Dental Hygiene Career Context

Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
97%
Sign-on bonus
57%
CME allowance
50%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Dental Hygiene

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Homer

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$346k
Median resident rent
$1,008/mo
Residents’ average commute
36 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Help a Child Smile

Hospitals and Health Care
Conyers, Georgia
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Evenings, weekends, and summers off
School day schedule (6-7 hours)
Benefit package (health, dental, vision)
Flexible scheduling
Full and part time positions
Competitive daily base pay
State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
Latest technology & digital radiography