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Lightwave Dental
Stafford, Virginia

Dental Hygienist - Temp

Dental HygienistTemporary

Listed compensation

$62-$64/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 22m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Garrisonville Dental is a full-service dental care facility that welcomes patients of all ages from Stafford, Fredericksburg, Quantico and the surrounding communities with a variety of dental needs. We know that each of our patients are unique and have different expectations when it comes to caring for their smiles. When you join our dental family, you will see that we take the time to know our patients, we love our jobs, and become a team that works well with one another.

Temporary Dental Hygienist

Pay Rate $62-64/hour.

Position Summary

The dental hygienist is responsible for performing licensed hygiene procedures, educating patients, and management of the nonsurgical periodontal program as directed by the dentist.

Responsibilities

Establish and Maintain Continued Patient Care Relationships

Verify/document patient health history and educate patients about oral hygiene/health/disease as well as procedures and services offered

Perform clinical hygiene functions including but not limited to: exposing/evaluating diagnostic x-rays, taking and recording blood pressure, adult/child prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and co-assessing possible restorative treatments with the doctor

Determine needs and perform sealant placement, Arestin, and fluoride treatments as needed

Qualifications

  • Dental hygiene certification from accredited dental hygiene school
  • Current hygiene license where employed
  • Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA, BLS and infection control training as required by law
  • Experience with dental software

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient educationBlood pressure monitoringArestin applicationOSHA complianceHIPAA complianceBLS certification

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$131k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $130k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

How does Lightwave Dental compare as an employer?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$129k–$133kDental Hygienist median $133k (middle half $105k–$140k)28 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$130k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygiene listings in Virginia78 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dental hygienist listings in Virginia183 active5,962 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment183 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings802 in the last 30 days439 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

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 16 employers
6
<$130k
11
$130k-150k
1
$156k
7
$183k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
63%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Park Dental · Minneapolis, Minnesota

$60-$88/hr
#2

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$60-$88/hr
#3

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$60-$88/hr
#4

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$60-$88/hr
+ 23 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.

Living in Stafford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$444k
Typical market rent
$2,436/mo
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).

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.