Dental Hygienist
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.
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 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.
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