Registered Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$55–$60 /hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Dental Care of Waldorf is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our dedicated team of dental professionals in Waldorf, MD! Our office is equipped with the latest technologies to provide the best patient care, making appointments a breeze for both our Hygienists and our patients. If you're passionate about oral health and are excited about creating positive patient experiences, we hope to hear from you!
Compensation
$55 - $60 an hour based on experience
Schedule: Full-time
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) options
- Referral Bonus Program
- Free CE courses provided by our affiliated vendors
Qualifications
- Must hold a valid MD Hygiene license
- 1+ years of hygiene experience is preferred
- INDHRDH02
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality oral health care to patients using the latest dental technologies. Focus on creating positive patient experiences and maintaining oral hygiene standards.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dental Hygienist at Dental Care of Waldorf 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.
Dentistry Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$58k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $55k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| 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 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$55k in purchasing power | Maryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentistry listings in Maryland | 20 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dental hygienist listings in Maryland | 111 active | 5,988 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Maryland healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $16k) · 14% offer loan repayment111 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dentistry listings | 257 in the last 30 days | 204 the 30 days before (+26%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Dental Care of Waldorf
Benefits & Perks
Living in Waldorf
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $373k
- Typical market rent
- $2,345/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 41 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.9
- 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.
BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.