Registered Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$65 per hour
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)
- Golden Hills Family Dental | El Dorado Hills, CA
- $65 per hour
Golden Hills Family Dental is looking for an enthusiastic, patient-focused Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) to join our team! We are seeking a dependable, positive team player who takes pride in providing excellent patient care and enjoys working in a supportive dental environment.
- Qualifications & Responsibilities
- Active Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) license
- Current Laser Certification
- Local Anesthesia Certification
- Comfortable taking CBCT scans
- Experience using the iTero digital scanner
- Strong communication and patient-care skills
- Positive attitude and a team-player mentality
- Ability to work independently and efficiently in a one-operatory hygiene setting
Schedule: Monday–Thursday: 7:45 AM – 5:00 PM
Every other Friday: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Compensation & Benefits
$65 per hour
Full-time Benefits Include
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k)
- Life insurance
- Additional benefits and perks
- Join Our Team!
- If you're a compassionate, motivated hygienist looking for a great opportunity with a welcoming dental team, we'd love to hear from you!
- Golden Hills Family Dental
- El Dorado Hills, California
Key Responsibilities
Provide excellent, patient-focused dental hygiene care in a one-operatory setting. Use CBCT scanning and the iTero digital scanner while working efficiently and collaboratively with the dental team.
Requirements
An active Registered Dental Hygienist license, current laser certification, and local anesthesia certification are required. Candidates should be comfortable taking CBCT scans, experienced with the iTero digital scanner, and have strong communication and patient-care skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Aligned Dental Partners holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 21 active listings.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 25% in dental hygienist | ranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $135k | Dental Hygienist median $130k (middle half $118k–$135k)47 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$122k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygienist listings in California | 589 active | 5,778 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 53% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 4% offer loan repayment589 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 740 in the last 30 days | 466 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Aligned Dental Partners | silver tier, 74/100 | Top Employers work-life index21 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dental Hygienist at Aligned Dental Partners a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dental Hygienist — ranked against 2,151 active Dental Hygienist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
About Aligned Dental Partners
Benefits & Perks
Living in El Dorado Hills
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $767k
- Typical market rent
- $3,070/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 106.7
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.