Travel Dental Assistant, Oral Surgery
Listed compensation
$27-$32/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
At Gentle Dental, we value our teammate’s smile as much as our patient’s smile.
Our vision is to provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services. We enhance the quality of our patients’ lives by providing accessible oral healthcare, which is paramount to overall health and wellbeing. We focus on a commitment to patient care, operational and clinical excellence, personal accountability, building relationships, and seeking out innovative and creative approaches to support our patients and teams.
We are hiring immediately for full and part time positions in our dental offices and are seeking teammates who care, listen, and are motivated to help our patients and communities.
Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of the people in your community!
Schedule: Full-time
Benefits
We offer the following benefits for Full Time employees:
- Medical and pharmacy, dental, vision (for employees and their families)
- Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
- 6 Paid holidays and 2 Paid floating holiday
- PTO (80 hours per year for hourly)
- 401k plan and deferred compensation plan
- In house Continuing Education and training funds for outside CEs
- Benefits that support child care needs
- Wellness Programs
- Referral Bonuses ($600-$2,500 depending on role)
Office Location
*This position will be based out of our Ballard office and travel to surrounding offices in the Seattle, WA region*
- Gentle Dental Ballard
- 5900 15th Ave. NW
- Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Pay Information
$27.00 - $32.00 per hour/DOE
Required Qualifications
- Certificate from a Dental Assisting Program
- Valid health care provider CPR/BLS Certificate
Qualifications That Increase Starting Pay
- Experience
- X-Ray Certification
- Bilingual Spanish
- Expanded Functions Certified
- Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) accreditation
- DAANCE Licensed
To comply with Washington State’s pay transparency laws (RCW 49.58.110), this job posting includes a designated email address for the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries to send any notices of noncompliance:
Recruiting@InterDent.com [Recruiting@InterDent.com]
Key Responsibilities
Provide integrated oral healthcare services and support patients within the Ballard office and surrounding Seattle region. Focus on clinical excellence and building relationships to enhance patient wellbeing.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a certificate from a Dental Assisting Program and a valid healthcare provider CPR/BLS certificate. Additional certifications like RDA or DAANCE and bilingual skills in Spanish are preferred for higher pay.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dental Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$61k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $57k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$61k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$4k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 342 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- On-site
Living in Seattle
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $881k
- Typical market rent
- $2,234/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.