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Star Dental Partners
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Blackman Grove Dental is now hiring a Full Time Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) in Murfreesboro, TN!
  • Join Our Exceptional Dental Team!

Are you a passionate Dental Hygienist looking for a supportive, modern practice where you can grow your career and make a real impact on patient care? We are seeking a motivated Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) to join our established team of 13 professionals in a collaborative and patient-focused environment.

  • Hygienist Schedule: Monday - Thursday: 6:30 AM - 4:00 PMFriday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • To learn more about this practice, visit: blackmangrovedental.com

What We Offer

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Consistent schedule with work-life balance
  • Modern technology and equipment
  • Supportive doctors and experienced clinical team
  • EFDA support on-site
  • New graduates welcome to apply
  • Competitive compensation and full-time employment benefits including:
  • (FTE eligible at 28 or more clinical hours per week)
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Company Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
  • Paid $25K Basic Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Life and ADD Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and their household
  • Accidental Injury, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity plans with wellness incentives

Responsibilities

  • Screening patients during check-ups
  • Reviewing patient's history
  • Administers prophylactic treatment by scaling and polishing
  • Documents area of existing restorations
  • Use of X-ray
  • Instructing patients in oral hygiene technique and working with patients and their oral hygiene
  • Conduct screenings
  • Assist patients with oral hygiene

Qualifications

  • Active Tennessee Hygienist license
  • Current BLS/CPR certifications
  • Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA and Infection Control training
  • Minimum 1 or more years of RDH clinical experience
  • Practice Description
  • Technology & Equipment

Our Practice Utilizes

  • Denticon software
  • Cavitron
  • Soft Tissue Laser
  • Panoramic Imaging
  • Patient Care Schedule
  • 60-minute recall appointments
  • 90-minute new patient appointments
  • Strong emphasis on comprehensive, patient-centered care

Equal Employment Opportunity

Star Dental Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Key Skills

Dental hygieneX-ray imagingPatient screeningOral hygiene instructionHIPAA complianceOSHA complianceBLS certificationCPR certification

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

How does Star Dental Partners compare as an employer?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in dental hygienistranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedDental Hygienist median $96k (middle half $84k–$115k)60 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygiene listings in Tennessee35 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dental hygienist listings in Tennessee99 active5,811 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings793 in the last 30 days436 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,151 Dental Hygienist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Tennessee figures use all dental hygienists: too few Tennessee Dental Hygiene postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at Star Dental Partners a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dental Hygienist — ranked against 2,151 active Dental Hygienist listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

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$105k-125k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
44%
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Dental Hygienist listings

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

  • Includes call
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About Star Dental Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Plano, Texas
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Medical, Dental, and Vision
Paid Time Off
401(k) Retirement Plan
Paid Company Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
Paid $25K Basic Life Insurance
Voluntary Life and ADD Insurance
Pet Insurance

Living in Murfreesboro

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$389k
Typical market rent
$1,679/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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