Salario de Higienista Dental en Kansas (2026)

Vale la pena saber: Kansas has NO in-state DDS-granting institution — KS is one of the handful of US states without an established dental school. KS dentists must train out-of-state at University of Missouri-Kansas City UMKC School of Dentistry MO (the substantial UMKC SOD as the substantial Greater Kansas City regional DDS school + the substantial UMKC offering KS resident in-state tuition equivalent via Mid-America Higher Education Compact) + Creighton University Omaha NE + UNMC College of Dentistry Lincoln NE + University of Oklahoma School of Dentistry + the substantial regional WICHE-style + MOHELA exchanges + the substantial post-2024 Wichita State University School of Dentistry under development. This means KS RDH career opportunity is concentrated in private practice (the bulk of KS RDH employment) and in KS hospital-integrated dental at KU Medical Center + Ascension Via Christi + Stormont Vail + Lawrence Memorial, with no in-state DDS faculty practice (the substantial post-2024 WSU SOD planning may change this). Wichita State University Tech + Johnson County Community College + Flint Hills Technical College Emporia + Salina Area Technical College + Manhattan Area Technical College + Allen Community College operate the six KS dental hygiene degree programs, producing ~120 AS/BSDH RDH graduates annually combined. University of Kansas Medical Center KU Medical Kansas City KS (the substantial KU Medical Center as the substantial KS flagship academic medical + the substantial KU Cancer Center NCI-designated + the substantial KU School of Medicine + the substantial KU Medical Center post-2024 expansion + the substantial KU Children's Hospital pediatric dental + the substantial KU Medical Center ~7K employees + the substantial KU Medical Center integrated dental) + Ascension Via Christi Wichita (the substantial Ascension Catholic + the substantial Ascension Via Christi Wichita St Francis + Wichita St Joseph + the substantial Ascension Via Christi integrated dental) + Stormont Vail Health Topeka (the substantial Stormont Vail Cotton-O'Neil + the substantial Stormont Vail Cancer Center) + Lawrence Memorial Hospital + Mercy Regional Health Center Manhattan + the substantial KS critical access hospital network anchor KS hospital-based + integrated RDH employment. The dense Wichita + Overland Park + Olathe + Topeka + Lawrence private practice market drives the bulk of KS RDH career opportunity — senior RDH at Wichita + Derby + Andover private practice clears $60-82K. The substantial Mission Hills + Leawood + Prairie Village concierge dental (post-2020 KC-metro UHNW remote-tech migration to Mission Hills as the substantial richest US suburb + Leawood + Prairie Village + the substantial T-Mobile + Garmin + Black & Veatch + Sprint executive market + the substantial Mission Hills ~$300K+ median household income + the substantial Mission Hills Hallbrook Country Club) supports unique KS private dental specialty work — concierge RDH at Mission Hills + Leawood clears $68-92K. KS RDH scope of practice is moderate — KS Dental Board requires dentist supervision. KS progressive 5.2-5.58% (post-2024 LB 2036) + KS 6.5% state sales tax + KS NO estate tax (KS eliminated 2010) + KS IS a Right-to-Work state (signed 1958) + KPERS public pension anchor the KS RDH proposition.