Registered Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$30 per hour
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Gulfside Dental & Orthodontics is looking for a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our dedicated team of dental professionals in Beaumont, TX! Our practice is well known for providing the Beaumont community with comfortable, pain-free dental care.
As our Hygienist, you can build rapport with our patients and create positive experiences. Our ideal candidate has a superior chairside manner and strong interpersonal skills. Whether you are a seasoned Hygienist seeking a new opportunity or a recent graduate eager to start your career, submit your application today!
Schedule: Full-time
Monday - Thursday
This position is to cover a maternity leave temporarily, with the possibility of moving to permanent in the future
Benefits
- Competitive pay rate of $30 per hour for 60 days, then will move to production of 18%
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) options
- Referral Bonus Program
- Free CE courses
Qualifications
Must hold a valid TX Hygiene license
Knowledge of Dentrix Software
- Proven experience with prophylaxis, manual and ultrasonic scaling, root planing, and periodontal charting
- Experience reviewing complex medical histories, performing oral cancer screenings, and formulating therapeutic dental hygiene plans
- Hands-on experience capturing and interpreting digital X-rays or panoramic imaging
- Ability to clearly explain periodontal disease progression and provide personalized home-care instruction
- Proven patience and empathy when treating children, elderly, or dentally phobic individuals
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Key Responsibilities
The Registered Dental Hygienist will provide comfortable, pain-free dental care and build rapport with patients. Responsibilities include performing clinical procedures such as scaling, root planing, and interpreting digital imaging while maintaining accurate patient records.
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas 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, 35% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in dental hygienist | ranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $62k | Dental Hygienist median $104k (middle half $99k–$109k)39 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$64k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygiene listings in Texas | 112 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dental hygienist listings in Texas | 452 active | 5,830 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 35% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 2% offer loan repayment452 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 777 in the last 30 days | 462 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Dental Hygienist at Dental a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dental Hygienist — ranked against 2,151 active Dental Hygienist listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$62k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$4k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Beaumont
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $192k
- Typical market rent
- $1,287/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 90.0
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.