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PopUp Smiles
Fontana, California

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) – Local, Intrastate & Nationwide

Dental HygienistPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Local, Intrastate & Nationwide Opportunities
  • Company: PopUp Smiles, Inc.
  • Location: Nationwide – Local, Intrastate, Interstate & National Travel Opportunities
  • Position Type: Temporary, Per Diem & Ongoing Coverage Opportunities

Love Dental Hygiene? Looking for Flexibility, Adventure, or Additional Clinical Opportunities?

  • Are you a Registered Dental Hygienist who enjoys traveling, meeting new people, and experiencing new places?
  • Already working in a dental practice but interested in picking up additional clinical days that fit your schedule?
  • Licensed in one or multiple states and looking for opportunities to put your skills and credentials to work?

Whether you prefer staying close to home, traveling throughout your state, or exploring new destinations across the country, PopUp Smiles wants to connect with you!

We're expanding our nationwide network of Registered Dental Hygienists to support our growing mobile dental operations. From single-day local assignments to multi-day coverage and nationwide travel, we're seeking skilled, dependable professionals who value flexibility, clinical excellence, and exceptional patient care.

About PopUp Smiles

PopUp Smiles is an innovative mobile dental healthcare provider headquartered in Newport Beach, California. We deliver comprehensive dental services directly to workplaces, schools, residential communities, and underserved areas throughout the United States.

Our mission is to make high-quality dental care more accessible by bringing the dental office directly to patients.

Coverage & Travel Opportunities

  • Local Coverage: Pick up additional clinical days in your city or surrounding communities.
  • Intrastate Travel: Accept assignments in different cities or regions within the state where you're licensed.
  • Nationwide Travel: Support mobile dental events throughout the country based on your licensure, availability, and travel preferences.
  • Recurring Coverage: Join our network to be considered for future assignments that align with your schedule.

Advance Scheduling: Receive assignment schedules in advance whenever possible, allowing you to plan around existing professional and personal commitments.

Assignments are based on operational needs, location, qualifications, and availability. Recurring work is not guaranteed.

Position Overview

We're seeking clinically confident, adaptable Registered Dental Hygienists who can provide comprehensive preventive and periodontal care in a fast-paced mobile dental environment.

Unlike a traditional dental office, our mobile operations require flexibility, efficiency, and the ability to adapt to different clinical settings and teams.

Clinical days can be demanding, and maintaining excellent patient care while managing a steady patient flow is essential. We're looking for professionals who embrace these responsibilities and take pride in delivering consistent, high-quality care.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive dental hygiene assessments and periodontal charting.
  • Provide prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance, and preventive treatments.
  • Obtain diagnostic radiographs as permitted by state law.
  • Educate patients on oral hygiene, periodontal disease prevention, and long-term oral health.
  • Collaborate with dentists, dental assistants, and field operations teams to maintain efficient patient flow.
  • Maintain accurate and timely electronic clinical documentation.
  • Follow OSHA, HIPAA, infection control, and applicable state dental regulations.
  • Deliver compassionate, efficient, patient-centered care in a mobile clinical environment.

Qualifications

  • Required
  • Graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program.

Active, unrestricted RDH license in at least one U.S. state.

  • Current CPR/BLS certification.
  • Strong periodontal assessment and clinical hygiene skills.
  • Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment without compromising patient care.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
  • Dependability, adaptability, and a team-oriented attitude.

Preferred

  • Active dental hygiene licenses in multiple states. (Not Required)
  • Experience in high-volume dental practices.
  • Proficiency in scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance, and patient education.
  • Experience with electronic dental records.
  • Previous mobile dentistry or community healthcare experience.
  • Previous mobile dentistry experience is not required.

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

We're looking for dental hygienists who take pride in their clinical skills, communicate effectively, and maintain exceptional standards of patient care.

Someone who can adapt to different environments, collaborate with new teams, and remain professional during busy clinical days.

We understand that every dental professional has different career goals and scheduling needs. That's why we're building a network of hygienists interested in a variety of opportunities, from occasional local coverage to frequent nationwide assignments.

Whether you're looking to supplement your current schedule, expand your clinical experience, or explore opportunities beyond the traditional dental office, we'd love to learn more about you.

Interested? Let's Connect!

Submit Your Resume and Include

  • States where you currently hold an active RDH license.
  • Your preferred coverage area: local, intrastate, interstate, or nationwide.
  • Your general availability for temporary or recurring assignments.
  • Join the PopUp Smiles network and explore dental hygiene opportunities that align with your lifestyle and professional goals.
  • PopUp Smiles — Dental care designed around real life.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

RadiographyOSHA complianceHIPAA complianceTeam collaboration

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

What does the Dental Hygienist market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDental Hygienist median $120k (middle half $104k–$130k)288 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygienist listings in California585 active5,716 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 4% offer loan repayment585 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings718 in the last 30 days500 the 30 days before (+44%)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.

Top contract/1099 Dental Hygienist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 27 employers
4
<$100k
10
$100k-115k
3
$115k-130k
7
$130k-145k
4
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
36%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$70-$75/hr
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Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$65-$75/hr
#3

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$60-$70/hr
#4

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$60-$70/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 2.8
Better work-life than 40% of Dental Hygienist listings

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

Living in Fontana

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$589k
Typical market rent
$3,191/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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