Registered Dental Hygienist

French Consulting; Baumholder; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

US installation benefits

Overseas assignment

Fully equipped clinics

Job summary

French Consulting is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) to provide comprehensive preventive dental care to U.S. Army service members and their families at military dental clinics across Europe.

Based in Baumholder, Germany, this full-time position begins immediately and offers a meaningful overseas assignment with exceptional support benefits. This opportunity is ideal for a mission-driven hygienist who thrives in a collaborative military dental team abroad and values contributing to

Qualifications

• Education must be CODA-accredited and include a degree in dental hygiene.
• Active, unrestricted dental hygiene licensure is required.
• Minimum of 1 year of dental hygiene experience in past 3 years.
• Must read/write/speak English fluently.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive dental and periodontal charting and evaluate gingiva/periodontium.
• Remove biofilm, plaque, and calculus using hand and ultrasonic instruments.
• Apply sealants and polish restorations.

Skills

Radiography certification

Local anesthesia certification

BLS certification

NPI-Type 1

English fluency

Thorough patient-focused

Education

CODA-accredited Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygienist licensure (active)

1 year dental hygiene experience

Tools

None

Job description

We are looking for dedicated dental professionals to join our team at Baumholder, Germany.

Job Opportunity: Registered Dental Hygienist

Location: Baumholder, Germany

Start Date: Immediately

Schedule: Full-Time

Make an Impact on Military Oral Health — One Patient at a Time

Are you a licensed dental hygienist ready to take your skills to an international setting? French Consulting is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) to provide comprehensive preventive dental care to U.S. Army service members and their families at military dental clinics across Europe. This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to the health and readiness of those who serve our country, in a rewarding overseas assignment with exceptional support benefits.

This position is well-suited for dental hygiene professionals who are mission-driven, adaptable, and eager to be part of a collaborative military dental team abroad.

What You’ll Do

Preventive & Periodontal Care

• Perform comprehensive dental and periodontal charting, including detailed evaluation of the gingiva and periodontium.
• Remove biofilm, plaque, and calculus from teeth both coronal and apical to the gingival margin using hand and ultrasonic dental instruments.
• Apply pit and fissure sealants and polish restorations.

Assessment & Referral

• Refer patients with abnormalities, including cavities, defective fillings, suspicious growths, or periodontal disease, to the supervising dentist.
• Perform chairside dental assisting when directed by the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the dental clinic.

Clinic Operations & Documentation

• Check, maintain, clean, sharpen, and sterilize dental instruments to ensure working condition.

Who You Are

• You are thorough, patient-focused, and able to deliver quality preventive care in a fast-paced clinical environment.
• You are adaptable and excited by the prospect of working in an overseas military treatment facility setting.
• You may be a military spouse, veteran, or someone who values purpose-driven work and the unique opportunities of OCONUS employment.

Qualifications

Education

• Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree from a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA).

Licensure

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Dental Hygienist.

Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in dental hygiene within the past three (3) years.

Language Proficiency

• Must read, write, and speak English fluently.

Certifications & Credentials

• Radiography certification.
• Local anesthesia certification from an ADA CERP-approved course.
• Current AHA-approved Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• National Provider Identifier (NPI)-Type 1 (required prior to patient care).

Why You’ll Love It Here

• OCONUS adventure — live and work in Germany with access to U.S. military installation benefits and the richness of European culture.
• Fully equipped clinics — all facilities, instruments, supplies, and personal protective equipment furnished by the U.S. Government.
• Stable, full-time role — 1,912 annual hours with consistent scheduling and no malpractice insurance burden.
• Team-driven mission — be part of a dental team committed to the oral health and combat readiness of U.S. Army service members and families.

French Consulting is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.