DENTAL HYGIENIST

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$40/hr

The week · per this posting4-day week

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Posted 55m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Missouri Ozarks Community Health is a community health center focused on providing quality healthcare to those seeking services in Ava, Gainesville, Mansfield, Theodosia, Mountain Grove, Cabool and Houston. Our team has provided care to patients since 1997 and we continue to grow and expand.

With our clinics located a little over one hour from Springfield and just a little further to Branson, MO, there's no better place to raise your family, relax, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors!

Our Work Environment Includes

  • Modern office setting
  • Growth opportunities

Safe Work Environment

Our team is seeking a part-time OR a full-time Dental Hygienist for our Houston, MO clinic. This position offers an option of either 3 or 4 day work weeks! (Days will be clinic specific)

This person will help support our team by performing a wide range of dental procedures and administrative duties.

We are looking for a motivated, results-driven professional with strong interpersonal skills who can think independently and act quickly and decisively when necessary. Candidates must possess current licensure, a strong knowledge of local dental procedures and the ability to meet strict hygiene standards.

We offer competitive salary, incentive bonuses, as well as, if eligible, a full-time benefit package including PTO, paid holidays, CEU and professional fee allowances, malpractice coverage, Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance coverage options, 401k, and the opportunity to qualify for student loan support. The part-time position will not be eligible for benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the oral health management of all clinic patients.
  • Record patient-hygienist transactions as they occur in the patient's dental record so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided.
  • Provides oral health education and appropriate individual counseling for all center dental patients.
  • Have knowledge of a wide variety of dental procedures.
  • Performs independent procedures as delegated and directed by a dentist in accordance with state regulations and law as well as Dental Department protocol and directive.
  • Assists with various clinical and administrative functions of the center as appropriate and time permits.
  • Travels when necessary to meet operational needs.
  • Potential employees will receive and must pass a drug/alcohol screening before employment can begin.

Qualifications

  • Graduate from an accredited school of dental hygiene.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with fellow healthcare providers.
  • Excellent interpersonal and written communications skills required.
  • Unrestricted license to practice Oral Hygiene in the State of Missouri.
  • If you want to join an upbeat, positive team with a focus on providing high quality patient care, please submit your resume by email, apply via our website or Indeed, or applications can be obtained at any of our 7 locations!
  • Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance

Vision Insurance

Potential employees will receive and must pass a drug/alcohol screening before employment can begin.

Key Skills

Patient counselingCommunication skillsClinical documentationPatient education

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $80k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri 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, 28% have no call, 83% require no weekends.

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 24 employers

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<$105k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
54% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
13% this job
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 2.8
Better work-life than 40% of Dental Hygienist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$202k
Median resident rent
$698/mo
Residents’ average commute
13 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
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 Missouri Ozarks Community Health

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Vision insurance