Part-Time/Full-Time Dental Hygienist - Flexible Hours!

Dentistry with a work-life balance

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.

Registered Dental Hygienist Qualifications:

Working experience with Sealants and Polishing

Experience with Microsoft Office Applications

Min. of 1 year working experience as a Dental Hygienist

Digital X-ray Imaging experience

Works well with children

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) Responsibilities:

Assist with oral health management of all patients

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

Michigan Dental Outreach Offers:

Evenings, weekends and summers off!

Benefit package (health, dental, vision)

Unique work experience and flexible scheduling

Full and part time positions

State-of-the-art portable dental equipment

Latest technology & digital radiography

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.

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.

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