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InterDent Service
Irvine, California

Traveling Dental Hygienist - Part Time

DentalPart-Time

Listed compensation

$55.00–$65.00 /hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

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 well-being.

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.

We are hiring immediately for full and part time positions in our dental offices and are seeking teammates who care, listen, and are motivated to help our patients and communities.

Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of the people in your community!

Position Details

Part time (possible full-time if willing to support multiple locations)

Pay Range

$55.00-$65.00 per hour/DOE

Office Culture

  • Teamwork in the patients best interest
  • Quality patient care with clinical autonomy based on best practices in the patients best interest
  • Established practice in a growing community

Part-Time Benefits Include

  • 401k plan
  • Sick time (1 hour per 40 hours worked)
  • In house Continuing Education and training funds for outside CEs
  • Benefits that support child care needs
  • Wellness Programs
  • Referral Bonuses ($600-$2500 depending on role)
  • CE credits
  • Malpractice

Location: Gentle Dental Orange

  • 424 South Main St.
  • Suites H, I, J
  • Orange, CA 92868, USA
  • Gentle Dental Irvine
  • 4950 Barranca Pkwy.
  • Suite 105
  • Irvine, CA 92604, USA

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
  • Expanded functions preferred
  • Bilingual preferred
  • New hires welcome!

Key Responsibilities

Provide exceptional, integrated oral healthcare services to patients while maintaining clinical excellence and patient-centered care. Collaborate with dental teams across multiple locations to improve clinical results and support community wellness.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited hygiene technical school or college and possess a current state dental license. Additional certifications such as CPR and local anesthesia are required, with expanded functions and bilingual skills preferred.

Key Skills

Dental hygiene

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 46 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 35% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Traveling Dental Hygienist - Part Time 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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Salary Distribution28 jobs

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<$100k
10
$100k-115k
5
$115k-130k
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$130k-145k
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$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
50% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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.

Living in Irvine

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.36M
Typical market rent
$3,527/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About InterDent Service

Hospitals and Health Care
Inglewood, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

401k plan
Sick time (1 hour per 40 hours worked)
In-house Continuing Education and training funds for outside CEs
Benefits that support child care needs
Wellness Programs
Referral Bonuses ($600-$2500 depending on role)
CE credits
Malpractice