🦷 Dental Hygienist – Per Diem

Somersworth & Portsmouth, NH
Per Diem | Flexible Weekday Scheduling | $41.00–$46.25/Hour

Two locations. One dental team. One opportunity to make a difference.

Looking for a Dental Hygienist role where you can build relationships with patients, work alongside a supportive team, and know that the care you provide truly matters?

Greater Seacoast Health is looking for a per diem Dental Hygienist to join our Dental Team, providing coverage at our Somersworth and Portsmouth health centers based on scheduling and patient-care needs.

You'll provide high-quality preventive dental care to patients throughout our community while being part of an integrated healthcare organization focused on making care accessible to everyone.

If you're looking for meaningful work, a strong team, and a place where your skills can have a real impact — we'd love to meet you.

✨ Why Join Greater Seacoast Health?

• 💰 $41.00–$46.25/hour, based on experience and licensure
• 🗓️ Per diem schedule with hours based on coverage needs
• ☀️ Flexible weekday scheduling based on availability and organizational needs
• 🦷 Work alongside an established, collaborative Dental Team
• 📍 Variety working between our Somersworth and Portsmouth locations with the team
• 💙 Mission-driven work serving patients throughout the Seacoast community
• 🤝 Collaboration with medical, behavioral health, pharmacy, social work, and other healthcare professionals
• 🌱 Opportunities to grow professionally within an integrated healthcare organization
• 🗓️ Flexible per diem opportunity to supplement your schedule

🪥 What You’ll Do

As a Dental Hygienist at Greater Seacoast Health, you'll play an important role in helping our patients achieve and maintain better oral health.

You'll:

• Provide comprehensive dental hygiene and preventive services
• Perform dental cleanings, scaling, sealant applications, fluoride treatments, and other services within your scope of practice
• Assess oral and periodontal health and identify individual patient needs
• Provide personalized oral-health education and counseling
• Help patients understand the connection between oral health and their overall health
• Document assessments, treatment, and patient interactions accurately in the dental record
• Work closely with dentists and other members of the Dental Team to coordinate patient care
• Collaborate with professionals across our medical and behavioral health teams when appropriate
• Maintain safe, clean clinical areas in accordance with OSHA standards and organizational policies
• Follow infection-control and proper disposal procedures
• Respond professionally and compassionately to patient questions and concerns
• Maintain required professional licensure and certifications

✅ What You’ll Need

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited Dental Hygiene program
• Current license to practice Dental Hygiene in the State of New Hampshire
• Current CPR certification

🌟 You’ll Be a Great Fit If You...

• Build trust easily with patients and make them feel comfortable in the dental chair
• Enjoy educating patients and helping them improve their oral health
• Communicate clearly and compassionately
• Are comfortable caring for patients with a wide range of backgrounds and healthcare needs
• Enjoy being part of a collaborative team
• Are flexible and comfortable working with the Dental Team between our Somersworth and Portsmouth locations
• Understand that social, economic, and other barriers can affect a patient's ability to access and maintain oral healthcare
• Bring a positive, patient-focused approach to your work

📍 Position Details

Position: Dental Hygienist
Status: Per Diem, Hourly, Non-Exempt
Hours: As needed based on coverage and patient-care needs
Schedule: Flexible weekday scheduling; shifts offered based on organizational needs
Locations: Somersworth & Portsmouth, New Hampshire

This per diem position works collaboratively with our Dental Team and may provide coverage at our Somersworth and Portsmouth health centers based on the team's schedule, staffing needs, and patient-care needs.

💰 Compensation

$41.00–$46.25 per hour, commensurate with experience and licensure.

💙 Per Diem Flexibility

As a per diem Dental Hygienist, you'll have the flexibility to support our Dental Team when coverage is needed while continuing to make a meaningful impact for patients in our community.

💙 About Greater Seacoast Health

Greater Seacoast Health is a network of community health centers serving individuals and families throughout New Hampshire's Greater Seacoast region and southern Maine.

Our services include primary care, pediatrics, dental care, prenatal care, behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, pharmacy services, mobile health, WIC nutrition services, social work, family-support programs, and public-health initiatives.

Our network includes Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth and Families First Health and Support Center in Portsmouth, along with additional programs serving communities throughout the region.

Our mission is to deliver innovative, compassionate, integrated health services and support that are accessible to everyone in our community, regardless of ability to pay.

We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a long and healthy life — and our Dental Team plays an important part in making that possible.

🦷 Ready to Make Your Next Move?

If you're looking for a per diem Dental Hygienist opportunity where your skills are valued, your schedule has flexibility, and your work makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and join the Dental Team at Greater Seacoast Health.

Greater Seacoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Qualified veterans are encouraged to apply.