Dental Hygiene Mentor
Platinum Dental Services · American Fork, UT · 1 wk ago
OTHR$50k/yrFull-time
About the Role
We are excited to announce an opportunity to join our Hygiene Leadership Team as a Full-Time Dental Hygiene Mentor. This is a 5-day-per-week leadership position designed for an exceptional dental hygienist who is passionate about developing people, elevating patient care, and helping hygiene teams reach their full potential. Our Hygiene Mentors don't simply tell people what to do — they coach, support, teach, encourage, and lead by example.
Responsibilities
- Mentor and develop hygienists throughout their careers
- Support new hygienists through onboarding and integration
- Provide hands-on clinical coaching and professional development
- Help teams successfully implement our Hygiene Standards
- Support periodontal diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient education
- Coach hygienists on effective scheduling, time management, and practice flow
- Help hygienists understand and improve their individual KPIs
- Support offices in building strong, productive hygiene departments
- Identify opportunities for growth and create individualized development plans
- Celebrate successes while helping team members work through challenges
- Strengthen relationships between hygienists, doctors, office leaders, and regional leadership
- Foster a culture of accountability, growth, teamwork, and exceptional patient care
Requirements
We're looking for a registered dental hygienist who embodies the following qualities:
- A Leader: Someone others naturally trust and look to for guidance.
- A Coach: Someone who recognizes potential in others and knows how to help them reach it.
- A Strong Communicator: Someone who can navigate both encouraging and difficult conversations while maintaining positive, productive relationships.
- Clinically Strong: Someone who believes in comprehensive periodontal care, proper diagnosis, patient education, and doing what's right for every patient.
- Positive & Solutions-Focused: Someone who sees challenges as opportunities to develop people and improve results.
- Accountable: Someone who understands that leadership means setting clear expectations, following through, and leading by example.
- Adaptable: Someone who is comfortable working with different personalities, offices, doctors, and teams.
Qualifications
- Must be a Registered Dental Hygienist
Pay
Bonus opportunity up to $50,000 per year, plus a mileage stipend.
Schedule
- Full-time, 5 days per week
- Some travel between practices and regions will be required