Dental Hygienist Salary in Oklahoma (2026)

Worth knowing: University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry Oklahoma City (the substantial OU College of Dentistry founded 1973 + the substantial OU College of Dentistry as the only OK in-state DDS-granting institution) is a feature most national RDH-career surveys understate for OK. OU College of Dentistry (post-1973 establishment + the substantial OU College of Dentistry part of OU Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City + the substantial OU College of Dentistry ~55 DDS/yr + the substantial OU College of Dentistry faculty practice + the substantial OU College of Dentistry community dental clinic + the substantial OU College of Dentistry pediatric + orthodontic + periodontal + endodontic + prosthodontic specialty programs + the substantial OU College of Dentistry as the substantial regional DDS school serving OK + neighboring TX + NM + KS + AR + the substantial OU College of Dentistry AEGD residency + the substantial OU College of Dentistry GPR residency) supports substantial OK dental clinical training + faculty practice pipeline. OU College of Dentistry Dental Hygiene + Tulsa Community College + Rose State College Midwest City + Murray State College Tishomingo + Connors State College Warner operate the five OK dental hygiene degree programs, producing ~120 AS/BSDH RDH graduates annually combined. OU Health Oklahoma City (the substantial OU Health as the substantial OK academic medical flagship + the substantial OU Children's Hospital pediatric dental + the substantial OU Stephenson Cancer Center NCI-designated + the substantial OU Health ~8K OU Health employees + the substantial OU Health post-2020 OUMI integration + the substantial OU Health integrated dental) + INTEGRIS Health Oklahoma City (the substantial INTEGRIS as the substantial OK largest non-profit health system + the substantial INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center + the substantial INTEGRIS Cancer Institute + the substantial INTEGRIS integrated dental) + Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City + St Anthony Hospital + Saint Francis Health System Tulsa (the substantial Saint Francis flagship Tulsa medical) + Hillcrest HealthCare System Tulsa + the substantial Cherokee Nation Health Services Tahlequah + Choctaw Nation Health Services Durant + Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services Shawnee tribal health systems anchor OK hospital-based + integrated RDH employment. The substantial OK tribal nation dental health (the substantial Cherokee Nation Health as the substantial largest US tribal health system + the substantial Cherokee Nation Hastings Hospital + Tahlequah W.W. Hastings + the substantial Choctaw Nation Health Care + the substantial Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health + the substantial OK 39 federally recognized tribal nations) supports unique OK tribal RDH specialty work. The dense OKC + Tulsa + Norman + Edmond + Broken Arrow private practice market drives the bulk of OK RDH career opportunity — senior RDH at OKC + Edmond private practice clears $58-78K. The substantial Edmond + Tulsa Midtown concierge dental (post-2020 OKC + Tulsa UHNW migration + the substantial Edmond Nichols Hills historic + the substantial Tulsa Midtown + Maple Ridge UHNW + the substantial Devon + Continental + Chesapeake + ONEOK executive market) supports unique OK private dental specialty work — concierge RDH at Edmond + Tulsa Midtown clears $65-85K. OK RDH scope of practice is moderate — OK Board of Dentistry requires dentist supervision. OK progressive 0.25-4.75% (post-2022 reductions) + OK 4.5% state sales tax + local up to 6.5% + OK NO estate tax (OK eliminated 2010) + OK IS a Right-to-Work state (signed 2001) + OPERS public pension anchor the OK RDH proposition.