Registered Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$46-$50/hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Pinecrest Dental in Taylorsville, Utah is looking for a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our fun, collaborative, patient-focused team.
If you’re looking for a practice where you can provide high-quality patient care without feeling rushed, this could be a great fit.
Schedule: Monday & Thursday
- 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
- Approximately 14 hours per week
- 60-minute hygiene appointments
- Approximately 6 patients per day
Compensation & Benefits
- $46–$50/hour
- Dental benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) with match
- CE credits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Bonus opportunities and incentives
- Training and team lunches
- What You’ll Do
- Provide preventive and periodontal hygiene care
- Clean teeth and assess patients for signs of oral disease
- Complete charting and recare appointments
- Take digital X-rays as needed
- Provide oral health education and preventive care recommendations
- Work closely with the doctor and dental team to provide a positive patient experience
About the Practice
Pinecrest Dental is an established practice focused on biomimetic dentistry and a high level of patient care. The practice provides a variety of services, including smile makeovers, implants, dentures, and general dental care.
You’ll be joining a team that values being fun, collaborative, and patient-centric. The practice is looking for someone who is team-minded, curious, alert, and genuinely invested in providing excellent patient care.
- What We’re Looking For
- Current Utah Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) license
- Recent graduate with at least 1 year of experience preferred, but open to the right candidate
- Strong communication and patient-care skills
- Detail-oriented with a great bedside manner
- Calm and organized when the schedule gets busy
- Dependable and punctual
- Comfortable working independently while being a strong team player
- Someone who is eager to learn, contribute, and help the team
If you’re a hygienist who takes pride in patient care and wants to be part of a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
The Registered Dental Hygienist will provide preventive and periodontal care, including teeth cleaning and oral health education. They will also perform charting, take digital X-rays, and collaborate with the dental team to ensure a positive patient experience.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current Utah Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) license. A minimum of one year of experience is preferred, along with strong communication skills and a patient-focused approach.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dental Hygienist at Accelerate Dental a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Dental Hygiene — ranked against 1,881 active Dental Hygiene listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Dental Hygiene Career Context
Of the 43 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 37% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $101k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
- On-site
Living in Taylorsville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $470k
- Typical market rent
- $1,470/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.