Dental Hygienist Resume Example
Dentition layout: a tooth-row mark, patient and periodontal metrics and a clinical-outcomes table for dental hygienists and therapists.
Use this example Template: Dental Hygienist
Megan Callahan
Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) — Periodontal Therapy & Prevention
megan.callahan@example.com+1 617 555 0139Boston, MA, USAlinkedin.com/in/megancallahan-rdh
11Years in practice
1,100Perio patients
−41%Deep sites
92%Recall retention
Summary
Registered dental hygienist with 11 years in multi-dentist general and periodontal practices. I see 9–10 patients a day for prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance and sealants, take and assess radiographs, administer local anaesthesia, and teach patients home care that sticks. I keep bleeding-on-probing and pocket-depth data in the chart so outcomes are visible; across my perio patients, sites over 5 mm fell by 41% within a year.
Experience
Lead Dental Hygienist
Boston Periodontal & Implant Associates · Boston, MA
May 2020 – Present
9–10Patients / day
−41%Sites > 5 mm
92%Recall retention
- Provide scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance and peri-implant care for a 1,100-patient perio panel
- Introduced full-mouth charting with BOP and pocket depths at every maintenance visit; sites over 5 mm fell by 41% in 12 months
- Take and assess bitewings and full-mouth series; flag caries and bone loss for the periodontist and administer local anaesthesia
- Train and calibrate 4 hygienists on charting and instrumentation; run the practice's infection-control audits
Dental Hygienist
Aspen Dental · Boston, MA
Jun 2016 – Apr 2020
2,000+Patients / year
- Delivered prophylaxis, sealants and fluoride varnish for adults and children in a 6-chair general practice
- Raised recall-appointment retention from 71% to 88% with chairside rebooking and text reminders
Public Health Hygienist (part-time)
Tufts Dental Community Clinic · Boston, MA
Sep 2015 – May 2016
- Ran school sealant days screening 600 children and referred urgent cases to partner clinics
- Delivered oral-health talks to parents and teachers at 8 partner schools
Periodontal outcomes (12 months)
| Measure | Baseline | 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Bleeding on probing | 38% | 14% |
| Sites > 5 mm | 22% | 13% |
| Plaque score | 61% | 27% |
| Patients stable (no site > 4 mm) | 18% | 46% |
| Recall attendance | 79% | 92% |
Summary example
Registered dietitian with [N] years in hospital and outpatient care, specialising in renal disease and type [N] diabetes. I manage a caseload of [N] haemodialysis patients, run group education in English and French, and helped lift the unit's phosphate target attainment from [X%] to [X%].
Example bullet points for a Dental Hygienist
- Provide scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance and peri-implant care for a [N]-patient perio panel
- Introduced full-mouth charting with BOP and pocket depths at every maintenance visit; sites over [N] mm fell by [X%] in [N] months
- Take and assess bitewings and full-mouth series; flag caries and bone loss for the periodontist and administer local anaesthesia
- Train and calibrate [N] hygienists on charting and instrumentation; run the practice's infection-control audits
- Delivered prophylaxis, sealants and fluoride varnish for adults and children in a [N]-chair general practice
- Raised recall-appointment retention from [X%] to [X%] with chairside rebooking and text reminders
- Ran school sealant days screening [N] children and referred urgent cases to partner clinics
- Delivered oral-health talks to parents and teachers at [N] partner schools
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- Scaling & root planing
- Periodontal charting
- Local anaesthesia
- Radiography
- Dentrix
- Cavitron
- Florida Probe
- Dexis
Tips for a Dental Hygienist resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: Scaling & root planing, Periodontal charting, Local anaesthesia.
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH), Local Anesthesia Permit.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example patients / day.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
- Run the built-in resume checker and paste the job description into the keyword match before you download.
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