Indiana's new law (HB 1254) opens a route for foreign-trained dentists to be licensed as dental hygienists — without a second degree. We help you navigate it, and connect you with Indiana practices that are hiring.
Indiana's HB 1254 recognizes your foreign dental training, so you qualify through exams and credentialing rather than going back to school.
Hygienist demand is high and hourly rates keep climbing — practices are actively looking for licensed, reliable hygienists.
The pathway is new. Getting your credentialing and exams started now puts you ahead of the wave.
Lets internationally trained dentists apply for an Indiana dental hygienist license after credential evaluation, English proficiency, and the required exams.
An Indiana license is for practicing in Indiana. We'll always set honest expectations on what your license does and doesn't cover.
Verify requirements at the Indiana State Board of DentistryWe focus on internationally trained dentists from India and the Philippines. Where you begin depends on one thing: your right to work in the U.S.
Green card, work permit (EAD), or spouse status. You can begin the licensing pathway immediately and be placed with an Indiana practice once licensed.
Dentists in India, the Philippines, and elsewhere who'd need work authorization. Join our waitlist — we'll share the pathway guide and notify you as work-authorization options are confirmed with our immigration counsel.
A licensed dental hygienist is in high demand in Indiana, and competitive rates have been climbing. Move the controls to see what a typical week and year could look like.
Illustrative estimate, before taxes, assuming consistent weekly hours. Actual pay varies by employer, experience, location, and whether a role is full- or part-time; some roles pay less and earnings are not guaranteed.
Our guidance and job-matching come at no charge to you. You'll still pay the standard fees for exams, credential evaluation, and your license. Optional coaching is there only if you want extra support.
Answer a few questions — including your U.S. work authorization. We tell you honestly whether you can start now or join the waitlist.
FreeA personalized checklist: credential evaluation, English proficiency, the national board, the clinical exam, the Indiana law exam, and the application.
FreeOptional coaching for exams, your resume, mock interviews, and U.S. dental-office culture — at your own pace.
OptionalWe introduce you to Indiana practices that are hiring. The practice pays our placement fee — not you.
Free for youBecause hiring practices pay us for placements, our guidance and job-matching come at no charge to you. You'll still pay the standard third-party fees for your exams, credential evaluation, and license application. Coaching is a separate, optional choice — never a requirement for a job.
Free from us. You pay the standard third-party fees for exams, credential evaluation, and the license application, directly to those providers.
Coaching is educational only and never required to be referred to an employer.
Indiana's new pathway unlocks a motivated, underused talent pool: internationally trained dentists becoming licensed hygienists. We find them, verify eligibility and work authorization, and bring them to you ready to interview.
Includes a $1,000 engagement fee to begin your search, credited toward the total — with the balance due only when you hire. One-time, per hire.
This field has too many faceless operators making big promises to hopeful immigrant dentists. I built BridgeIndianaRDH to be the opposite: led by a practicing, licensed dentist, with the core pathway kept free and the hiring practice — never the candidate — paying for placements.
I understand both sides. After 25 years practicing dentistry in Ohio, I know the frustration of an empty hygienist chair and rising wages, and I respect how demanding the internationally trained dentist's journey is. My goal is a path that's honest, clear, and worth your trust.
— Dr. Adarsh Mani
No. A few states have pathways for internationally trained dentists to become hygienists. We focus exclusively on Indiana so we can know its requirements deeply and guide you precisely — rather than offering shallow help across many states.
An Indiana license is for practicing in Indiana. We'll set clear expectations on this from the start, so you can plan with accurate information.
To start now, you should already be authorized to work in the U.S. (for example, a green card, work permit, or spouse status). If you're abroad and would need work authorization, you can join our waitlist while we work with immigration counsel on viable routes. We are not a law firm and don't give immigration advice.
No. Outcomes depend on your own effort, your qualifications, the exam boards, and the licensing authority. We provide guidance and introductions, not guarantees.
Our guidance and job-matching come at no charge to you — hiring practices pay our placement fee. Optional coaching is available separately if you want extra support, but it's never required to be referred to a job. You will pay the standard third-party costs (credential evaluation, exams, application, fingerprinting) directly to those providers.
Tell us where you trained and your work-authorization status, and we'll show you your path — or get you on the waitlist.
Prefer email? Prospective hygienists: aspiringrdh@bridgeindianardh.com · Hiring dentists: needrdh@bridgeindianardh.com