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Carlsbad, California

Dental Hygienist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$65/hr

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Job Description

$5,000 Signing Bonus

Hourly rate between $55 and $65 per hour plus an uncapped bonus plan

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!

Location: Gentle Dental Carlsbad

  • 2620 El Camino Real
  • Suite A
  • Carlsbad, CA 92008

Schedule: Full Time or Part-time

We offer the following benefits for Part Time employees:

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k plan with company match
  • CE credits
  • Malpractice
  • Referral Bonus Program ($600-$2500 depending on role)

Full Time Employees

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life benefits
  • PTO
  • Holiday Pay

Position Qualifications

  • Registered Dental Hygienist License required
  • 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, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services to patients in the community. Maintain clinical excellence and focus on patient care to improve overall health and wellbeing.

Requirements

Must hold a valid Registered Dental Hygienist license and have completed an accredited hygiene technical school or college. Candidates must possess current state licensure or the ability to acquire one, along with relevant certifications like CPR and local anesthesia.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Dental hygienePreventive dentistryPatient educationTreatment planningDental charting

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California 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, 33% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 24 employers

10
<$105k
7
$105k-120k
5
$120k-135k
5
$135k-150k
2
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Independence Dental Services LP · Chicago, Illinois

$75/hr
#2

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Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$65-$75/hr
#3

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$65-$70/hr
#4

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)

$65-$67/hr
+ 27 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 Carlsbad

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.35M
Typical market rent
$3,556/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 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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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 signing bonus
Uncapped bonus plan
401k plan with company match
Medical, dental, vision, and life benefits
PTO
Holiday pay
CE credits
Malpractice