Registered Dental Hygienist
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
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Job Description
Rio Dental & Orthodontics is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our dedicated team! We provide a wide range of services for all ages, offering the community a one-stop shop for the whole family. The best individual for this role has strong interpersonal skills and an outstanding chairside manner. If this sounds like you and you meet our qualifications below, we want to hear from you!
Schedule: Full-time
Monday through Thursday
Benefits and Perks
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401(k) options
- Occasional team lunches, snacks, and coffee
Qualifications
- Must hold a valid NM Hygiene license
- Familiarity with Dentrix software
- Bilingual in Spanish is a plus
- INDHRDH02
Key Responsibilities
Provide dental hygiene services as part of a team serving patients of all ages. Deliver care with strong interpersonal skills and an outstanding chairside manner.
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
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- No weekends
Living in Rio Rancho
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $343k
- Typical market rent
- $1,915/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Albuquerque, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.