Dental Hygienist

Company Description

IHMS USA, Inc. provides medical services to some of the world’s most vulnerable populations, including individuals and families who are migrating, displaced, or affected by conflict, disaster, or disease. For more than 20 years, IHMS has delivered compassionate, high-quality healthcare services across the Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, IHMS USA focuses on supporting communities across the Western Hemisphere while drawing on the global experience and best practices developed by IHMS teams around the world.

Our work is driven by a commitment to delivering safe, effective, and patient-centered care in complex environments. To support this mission, IHMS has developed accredited and compliant management systems that help ensure quality care while tracking and coordinating every aspect of patient health services. These systems promote transparency, strengthen safeguarding practices, and provide near real-time visibility into clinical operations.

We understand that many of the individuals we serve are navigating difficult and uncertain circumstances. That’s why our care model includes access to comprehensive behavioral health services when needed, ensuring patients receive both medical and emotional support.

For healthcare professionals, working with IHMS means being part of a mission-driven team dedicated to making a meaningful impact. Our teams operate around the world and stand ready to provide compassionate care wherever it is needed most. For more information, please visit: www.ihmsusa.us.

Job Description

**POSITION IS LOCATED IN HAGERSTOWN, MD**

This position is eligible for an additional sign on bonus and daily per diem.

The Dental Hygienist delivers prescribed preventive and prophylactic dental hygiene care and supports access to oral health services within the assigned care setting. The role performs dental sick call assessment under the general supervision of a licensed dentist, participates in dental instrument processing, sterilization and monitoring procedures, clinic cleaning, infection control practices, and chairside assistance when necessary, and completes clerical and administrative tasks required to maintain compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and accreditation standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct dental hygiene care as prescribed to patients in accordance with applicable policies and accreditation standards. 
• Assess dental sick call patients under the general supervision of a licensed dentist. 
• Perform sterilization and disinfection procedures, including instrument processing and spore testing, in accordance with policy and Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. 
• Take digital and/or film dental radiographs as ordered, including bitewing, periapical, and panoramic x-rays. 
• Follow radiation safety protocols and applicable guidance of the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Council on Radiation Protection, and the American Dental Association to support patient and provider safety. 
• Perform and document daily sharps and instrument inventory at the beginning and end of each workday. 
• Complete electronic and paper recordkeeping functions in accordance with program policies and training requirements. 
• Assist the dentist with procedures, including operatory set up and clean up. 
• Collect, organize, and submit dental data to the Regional Dental Consultant in a timely manner. 
• Attend monthly dental teleconferences and required organizational and local duty station meetings. 
• Support the local medical unit and dental program through assigned duties such as equipment maintenance, supply and equipment acquisition, performance improvement activities, and training support. 
• Maintain awareness of and adhere to all applicable policies, procedures, directives, operational memoranda, and accreditation standards. 
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity in all communications with coworkers and patients and support an inclusive and respectful work environment. 
• Complete required compliance education and all assigned training, competency testing, and client-specified requirements. 
• Travel periodically, when assigned, to support dental care at other sites. 
• Complete required organizational compliance education, including assigned requirements that are client-specified, for Joint Commission Healthcare Staffing Services certification or other regulatory bodies.   

This list is non-exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake additional duties that are not specifically listed above. 

Qualifications

Required Licensure / Certification: