Now Hiring! Dental Hygienist Needed in Calumet

Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) in Calumet, MI is seeking a registered dental hygienist (RDH) to perform work for an innovative new program managed by the Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry.

The project is simpleWe place registered dental hygienists in OBGYN medical clinics to provide care for pregnant mothers, meeting patients where they are to improve access and outcomes.

We need YOU!

If you are a registered dental hygienist, Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center invites you to apply to support the project.  Here’s how:

  1. Read the basic job description (click here)
  2. Fill out the application (click here)
  3. Email that application to Diane.Hertel@uglhealth.org

Where would you work?

56720 Calumet Avenue; Calumet, MI 49913

Here’s why YOU should apply!

This is an innovative new project that meets a need that otherwise would not be met for pregnant mothers, their children, and families.

  • Do you want to improve oral health for mothers and children?
  • Are you excited to help those who otherwise wouldn’t get care?

We are looking for somebody who cares about improving the lives of Michigan residents through educating patients on better dental hygiene and oral health habits, assessing patient needs, providing necessary care, and referring patients to the dentist.  If this sounds like you, please apply!

If you have any questions about the project, please don’t hesitate to contact program manager Dr. John Girdwood by calling (774) 473-9663 or emailing girdwojr@udmercy.edu so that we can connect you with this opportunity.

Author: John Girdwood

Responsible for overseeing all aspects of a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) grant funding Detroit Mercy’s Michigan Initiate for Mothers and Infant Oral Health through the Division of Dental Public Health and Outreach at Detroit Mercy Dental