dental-hygienist/references/market.md

# Market evidence report — dental-hygienist

Source: **52 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 52), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-11.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 43 | 83 % |
| n/a | 9 | 17 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dental practice software | 8 | 15 % |
| 2 | EPIC healthcare records | 4 | 8 % |
| 3 | Open Dental | 3 | 6 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patient education | 18 | 35 % |
| 2 | dental hygiene | 13 | 25 % |
| 3 | dental cleaning | 11 | 21 % |
| 4 | charting | 10 | 19 % |
| 5 | patient assessment | 10 | 19 % |
| 6 | patient screening | 10 | 19 % |
| 7 | fluoride application | 9 | 17 % |
| 8 | oral hygiene education | 9 | 17 % |
| 9 | scaling and polishing | 8 | 15 % |
| 10 | x-ray imaging | 7 | 13 % |
| 11 | x-ray usage | 7 | 13 % |
| 12 | radiography | 6 | 12 % |
| 13 | scaling and root planing | 6 | 12 % |
| 14 | treatment planning | 6 | 12 % |
| 15 | oral health education | 5 | 10 % |
| 16 | preventive dental care | 5 | 10 % |
| 17 | prophylactic treatment | 5 | 10 % |
| 18 | sealant application | 5 | 10 % |
| 19 | infection control | 4 | 8 % |
| 20 | patient record maintenance | 4 | 8 % |
| 21 | periodontal health assessment | 4 | 8 % |
| 22 | scaling | 4 | 8 % |
| 23 | dental assessment | 3 | 6 % |
| 24 | dental prophylaxis | 3 | 6 % |
| 25 | fluoride treatments | 3 | 6 % |
| 26 | instrument sterilization | 3 | 6 % |
| 27 | oral cancer screening | 3 | 6 % |
| 28 | periodontal assessment | 3 | 6 % |
| 29 | periodontal maintenance | 3 | 6 % |
| 30 | polishing | 3 | 6 % |
| 31 | preventive care | 3 | 6 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hipaa compliance | 10 | 19 % |
| 2 | infection control | 5 | 10 % |
| 3 | osha compliance | 5 | 10 % |
| 4 | Mouth Body Connection | 4 | 8 % |
| 5 | osha training | 4 | 8 % |
| 6 | Perfect Patient Experience (PPE) | 4 | 8 % |
| 7 | We Believe Behavioral Framework | 4 | 8 % |
| 8 | infection control protocols | 3 | 6 % |
| 9 | patient-centered care | 3 | 6 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patient education | 11 | 21 % |
| 2 | patient care | 7 | 13 % |
| 3 | patient relationship building | 7 | 13 % |
| 4 | dentist support | 6 | 12 % |
| 5 | oral hygiene education | 6 | 12 % |
| 6 | patient history review | 6 | 12 % |
| 7 | quality care provision | 6 | 12 % |
| 8 | patient comfort assurance | 5 | 10 % |
| 9 | infection control | 4 | 8 % |
| 10 | medical history review | 4 | 8 % |
| 11 | patient communication | 4 | 8 % |
| 12 | patient experience creation | 4 | 8 % |
| 13 | patient record maintenance | 4 | 8 % |
| 14 | team meeting participation | 4 | 8 % |
| 15 | building patient relationships | 3 | 6 % |
| 16 | clinical support | 3 | 6 % |
| 17 | dental hygiene treatment | 3 | 6 % |
| 18 | schedule management | 3 | 6 % |
| 19 | team collaboration | 3 | 6 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 52 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

52 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- patient education — 35 % (18 ads)
- dental hygiene — 25 % (13 ads)
- dental cleaning — 21 % (11 ads)
- charting — 19 % (10 ads)
- patient assessment — 19 % (10 ads)
- patient screening — 19 % (10 ads)
- fluoride application — 17 % (9 ads)
- oral hygiene education — 17 % (9 ads)
- scaling and polishing — 15 % (8 ads)
- x-ray imaging — 13 % (7 ads)

**Top tools:**

- dental practice software — 15 % (8 ads)
- EPIC healthcare records — 8 % (4 ads)
- Open Dental — 6 % (3 ads)
- Curodont — 4 % (2 ads)
- Dentrix — 4 % (2 ads)
- digital scanning — 4 % (2 ads)
- high resolution digital imaging — 4 % (2 ads)
- iTero — 4 % (2 ads)

**Seniority:** mid 83 % · n/a 17 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygienist | 26 |
| Registered Dental Hygienist | 6 |
| Clinic Dental Hygienist | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist - $10K Sign On | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist - Alexandria, VA - Fridays OFF! $70/hr | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist - Alexandria, Virginia | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist - Choose Your Schedule + Same Day Pay | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist – Concierge Periodontal Practice (3 days/week) | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist - Now Hiring | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist (New Grad Welcome) | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist (Part-time) | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist (RDH) | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist Flexible Schedule NO nights or weekends Arlington VA | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist Full-time or Part-time | 1 |
| Dental Hygienist Part-Time | 1 |
| Dental Hygientist | 1 |
| Full-time Dental Hygienist - College Park, MD - $35K COMMITMENT BONUS! | 1 |
| Full-Time Dental Hygienist – Modern, Supportive Practice in NW DC | 1 |
| Licensed Dental Hygienist | 1 |
| PRN Dental Hygienist | 1 |
| Seeking full-time Dental Hygienist | 1 |
| Temp Dental Hygienist to fill in for mat leave | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.