Dental Hygienist
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday4-day week · 4×10s
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Job Description
Assess, plan and deliver direct dental care and associated services to dental patients, utilizing PCHC established dental hygiene protocol and procedures.
Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of Dental Hygiene.
- Active Local Anesthesia Licensure
- Current licensure as a Dental Hygienist in the state of Rhode Island.
- Minimum of 1 year experience working in a community ambulatory dental clinic environment emphasizing Public Health strongly preferred.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assess dental condition and needs of patient; uses patient screening procedures, to include medical history review, dental charting, and periodontal charting; takes patient vital signs as required.
- Deliver direct patient care to patients as assigned, using established dental hygienist procedures; performs routine treatment procedures, such as cleaning, polishing, x-rays, application of sealants and fluorides, and related procedures.
- Develop and implements individualized dental care plans for patients; performs patient education, discharge planning, and patient/family teaching under the supervision of a qualified dentist.
PCHC is EOE/M/F/D/V/SO
Monday - Thursday: 7am-6pm (4x10)
40 hours
Key Responsibilities
Assess, plan, and deliver direct dental care to patients using established hygiene protocols. Perform routine procedures such as cleaning, x-rays, and patient education under the supervision of a dentist.
Requirements
Requires a graduate degree from an accredited school of Dental Hygiene and active licensure in Rhode Island. Candidates must hold active Local Anesthesia licensure and have at least one year of experience in a community dental clinic.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 32% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
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Living in Providence
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $419k
- Typical market rent
- $2,213/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.8
- State income tax
- Up to 6%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.