Dental Hygienist (RDH)

Dental HygienistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$53-$58/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 28m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Part-time Dental Hygienist - Thursdays and Fridays

ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers are a national network of dental implant centers founded in 2005 to provide innovative dental implant care to patients across the United States. Driven by a collective desire to improve the lives of prospective patients, ClearChoice helps people reclaim their health, smile and confidence. Beyond restoring teeth, this is about people getting their lives back.

ClearChoice Management Services, LLC (CCMS) provides administrative practice management services to the ClearChoice network. We are searching for individuals who can help us continue pursuing our goal of reaching prospective patients and helping to transform their lives.

When you join ClearChoice, you are joining a team of individuals with passion, conviction, and integrity whose mission is to be the Platform of Hope for those in need of our services. Come help us write the next chapter of our story!

Are you a highly skilled Dental Hygienist who would like to work with an innovative implant company offering top compensation and benefits?

Job Purpose

Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Duties

Work in partnership with the doctor to capture prosthodontic exam information to be used for implant treatment planning

Work in partnership with our Sales Consultants to ensure that world class patient care is delivered and revenue targets are achieved

  • Prepares treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols
  • Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient
  • Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests
  • Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments
  • Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient's oral health

Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth, from beneath gum margins, around abutments and restorations of implant crowns/bridges and around abutments and beneath full arch fixed implant restorations

Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gingiva and oral/peri implant mucosa using probes to locate periodontal and peri implant disease; and, to assess levels of recession; taking digital radiographs

Cleaning and Polishing Removable Appliances

  • Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit
  • Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential
  • Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
  • Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
  • Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications

  • At least 1 year of experience as a hygienist
  • Dental implant experience strongly desired particularly with fixed full arch prostheses
  • Commitment to providing world class patient experience
  • Excellent communication skills

Professional Appearance

  • Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance
  • Creating a Safe, Effective Environment
  • Listening, Teamwork, Thoroughness, Self-Development

Benefits

  • We offer an excellent base salary - $53-58/hour
  • $53-58/hour

Key Responsibilities

The Dental Hygienist will partner with doctors and sales consultants to provide world-class patient care, including dental prophylaxis, oral cancer screenings, and implant-related treatment planning. They are responsible for maintaining a sterile environment, educating patients on oral hygiene, and ensuring compliance with dental practice acts.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least one year of experience as a dental hygienist and possess excellent communication skills. Experience with dental implants, particularly fixed full-arch prostheses, is strongly desired.

Key Skills

Patient educationPeriodontal disease detectionInstrumentation maintenance

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$115k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $111k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 42 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

How does ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers compare as an employer?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$110k–$121kDental Hygienist median $105k (middle half $96k–$109k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$111k in purchasing powerConnecticut index 103.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygiene listings in Connecticut29 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dental hygienist listings in Connecticut100 active5,872 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% no call · 64% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 7% offer loan repayment100 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings799 in the last 30 days432 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Connecticut figures use all dental hygienists: too few Connecticut Dental Hygiene postings state pay.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 26 employers
9
<$100k
11
$100k-115k
4
$115k-130k
6
$130k-145k
6
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
43%
CME allowance
41%
Loan repayment
5%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Dental Hygienist

Independence Dental Services · Chicago, Illinois

$70-$75/hr
#2

Dental Hygienist

Bluebird Family Dentistry - Northglenn · Northglenn, Colorado

$65 an hour
#3

Dental Hygienist (RDH)- Fridays Only!

$55/hr
#4

Dental Hygienist (Welcoming Bonus)

$47-$52/hr
+ 40 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Dental Hygienist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers

Hospitals and Health Care
Greenwood Village, CO
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Excellent base salary

Living in Hartford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$272k
Typical market rent
$1,555/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.