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InterDent Service
Salem, Oregon

Dental Hygienist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60 - $65/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Hourly Rate of $60 - $65

At Gentle Dental, we value our teammate’s smile as much as our patient’s smile.

Our vision is to provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services. We enhance the quality of our patients’ lives by providing accessible oral healthcare, which is paramount to overall health and wellbeing.

Our culture is based on innovation and providing a wellness approach to Dentistry to improve clinical results and consistently generate predictable treatment outcomes. We focus on a commitment to patient care, operational and clinical excellence, personal accountability, building relationships, and seeking out innovative and creative approaches to support our patients and teams.

It’s the whole idea of group dentistry, reimagined to provide Doctors and Clinicians with the right balance of autonomy and support for all stages of their career, focused on the best interests of patients.

We are hiring immediately for full and part time staff. Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of the people in your community!

Schedule: Full Time, Monday-Thursday 7am-5pm

Location: Gentle Dental Lancaster

530 Lancaster Drive NE

Salem, OR 97301, USA

We offer the following benefits for Full Time employees:

Hourly Rate of $60 - $65

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Medical and pharmacy, dental, vision (for employees and their families)
  • Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
  • 6 Paid holidays and 1 Paid floating holiday
  • PTO (80 hours per year for hourly)
  • 401k plan with company match
  • CE credits
  • Malpractice
  • Referral Bonus Program ($600 - $2,500 depending on role)

Position Qualifications:

  • Accredited Hygiene Technical School or College
  • Current applicable State Dental License (or the ability to acquire one by time of employment)
  • Other licenses/certifications such as CPR, local certified anesthesia

Key Responsibilities

Provide exceptional, integrated oral healthcare services to improve patient health and wellbeing. Maintain clinical excellence and support team goals while ensuring predictable treatment outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited hygiene technical school or college. A current state dental license and relevant certifications such as CPR and local anesthesia are required.

Key Skills

Dental hygieneTreatment planningPreventive dentistry

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $126k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 28% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at InterDent Service 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.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution30 jobs · 24 employers

7
<$100k
9
$100k-115k
6
$115k-130k
5
$130k-145k
3
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
32% this job
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$65-$75/hr
#3

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$65-$70/hr
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Dental Hygienist listings

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

  • On-site

Living in Salem

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$422k
Typical market rent
$1,581/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.6
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Salem, OR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About InterDent Service

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision insurance
Life and disability insurance
6 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday
PTO (80 hours/year)
401k with company match
CE credits
Malpractice coverage
Referral bonus program