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Hampton, Virginia

Registered Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Caring for Kids & Parents is looking for a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our team! Our practice is well known for providing our community with comfortable, pain-free dental care using state-of-the-art technology and modern techniques. The best candidate for this role has a superior chairside manner and strong interpersonal skills to build rapport with our patients and create positive experiences. If this sounds like you, submit your application today!

Schedule: Open to full- or part-time opportunities

Benefits and Perks

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (FT employees)
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays (FT employees)
  • Traditional and Roth 401(k) options

Work alongside a Hygiene Assistant who provides extra support throughout the day for a more efficient and seamless workflow

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of prior hands-on Hygienist experience is highly preferred
  • Board-approved local anesthesia certification
  • INDHRDH02

Key Responsibilities

Provide comfortable, pain-free dental care using modern techniques and state-of-the-art technology. Build rapport with patients through a strong chairside manner and interpersonal skills, creating positive patient experiences.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient RapportPatient CareDental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

How does Dental compare as an employer?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDental Hygienist median $125k (middle half $104k–$133k)121 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingVirginia index 101.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygiene listings in Virginia81 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dental hygienist listings in Virginia186 active6,022 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment186 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings827 in the last 30 days451 the 30 days before (+83%)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. Virginia figures use all dental hygienists: too few Virginia Dental Hygiene postings state pay.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 27 employers
8
<$100k
9
$100k-115k
5
$115k-130k
7
$130k-145k
5
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
33%
PSLF eligible
9%
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Dental Hygienist| $40,000 Tuition Reimbursement

Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$65-$75/hr
#2

Dental Hygienist

Smile Brands · Vienna, Virginia

$68-$72/hr
#3

Dental Hygienist | $40,000 in Tuition Reimbursement

$60-$70/hr
#4

Dental Hygienist

$70+/hr
+ 36 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 Dental

Hospitals and Health Care
Carrollton, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (FT)
Generous PTO and paid holidays (FT)
Traditional and Roth 401(k) options
Hygiene Assistant support

Living in Hampton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$268k
Typical market rent
$1,690/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
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.