Registered Dental Hygienist

About the role

Toothsavers is a School Based Sealant Program providing mobile oral health to children in their schools. As a Dental Hygienist, you will provide oral screenings, fluoride, sealants, oral health education, and dental referrals to children right in their schools. Hygienists are provided with all the mobile equipment needed for school visits and will be accompanied by an administrative assistant to help with tasks such as charting and retrieving children from their classrooms.

The ideal candidate for this position is kind, patient, skilled, enjoys a fast pace, and is dedicated to making a difference in our community. This role offers a more independent work environment outside of the office and is less physically demanding than routine hygiene.

Toothsavers only operates during school days and is on hiatus/vacation during all school holidays. Typical workdays are 8am to 2:30pm.

Responsibilities

• Perform oral screenings
• Apply fluoride varnish and dental sealants
• Provide basic oral health instruction (OHI)
• Follow universal precautions and CDC infection control methods

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Washington state Registered Dental Hygienist license
• CPR certification
• At least 1 year of relevant experience

Benefits

This is an extraordinarily rewarding position, much kinder to your body than routine hygiene, and a refreshing change of pace from a typical dental office environment.

Pay

Salary range for this position is up to $54/hour, plus bonus opportunities and travel pay.

About Us

Toothsavers of Washington’s School Based Sealant Program has been providing preventive oral health in Eastern Washington schools since 2010. Our professional dental hygienists serve over 170 preschools, elementary, and middle schools throughout Washington.

Big Smiles is the nation’s leading in-school dental program, founded more than two decades ago by two dentists who are also moms. The founders saw a need among underserved school-aged children who lacked easy access to dental care. Using portable equipment, we transform classrooms, auditoriums, gyms, or other suitable areas into fully functional dental offices for the day. Every year, Big Smiles brings happy, healthy smiles to over 500,000 children from coast to coast.