Regional Hygiene Program Director
About The Position
Kanning Dental and Village Dental are seeking a Regional Hygiene Program Director to oversee four locations across the Kansas City metro area. This role is designed for a hygienist who sees the profession as the front line of patient health and a trusted relationship within a practice. The ideal candidate will be a natural mentor, passionate about elevating the hygiene profession, developing clinicians, and building a healthy, profitable department. The company emphasizes that heart and profitability are not mutually exclusive and are achieved through excellent patient care delivered consistently. This director-level role offers direct access to ownership, four locations to shape, and an opportunity to elevate the profession.
Requirements
- Active Missouri RDH license
- 5+ years of clinical excellence, including mastery of perio diagnosis, SRP, and patient communication that builds trust
- Proven ability to mentor and lift other clinicians
- Understanding of the connection between clinical behavior and financial health
- Multi-provider or multi-location experience
- Comfort with practice management software (Open Dental preferred)
- Lead by credibility, give truth with kindness, and measure success by the growth of others
Nice To Haves
- Prior leadership, lead hygienist, or coordinator experience
Responsibilities
- Define and elevate exceptional hygiene standards, including clinical standards, accurate diagnosis, periodontal care, and patient-specific preventive treatment.
- Mentor and develop hygienists across four locations, providing shoulder-to-shoulder coaching, honest feedback, and individualized development plans.
- Build and manage a healthy, profitable hygiene department by focusing on clinical quality and integrity.
- Establish and maintain a consistent culture of care across all locations, ensuring diagnosis drives coding and principled, not rigid, standards.
- Model the hygiene standard at the chair in the first year to build trust with the team.
- Participate in leadership activities including developing and recruiting hygienists and calibrating standards.
- Transition to a full-time leadership role over time, with compensation that grows with the department.
Benefits
- Compensation that grows alongside the department
- Direct access to ownership
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
