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Sheridan, Oregon

Dental Hygienist

Dental Hygienist 8.0 Work-LifeFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60-$65/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Job Description

Dental Hygienist – Gentle Dental Sheridan

Build a Hygiene Career That Rewards Great Patient Care

At Gentle Dental, we believe exceptional dentistry starts with exceptional clinicians. We're looking for a Dental Hygienist to join our Sheridan team and help us provide patients with high-quality preventive care in a collaborative and supportive environment.

This is an opportunity to practice hygiene with a team that values your clinical expertise, gives you the support and resources to succeed, and rewards your contributions.

Earn $60–$65 per Hour

If you're passionate about patient education, prevention, periodontal health, and building lasting relationships with your patients, we'd love to meet you.

Why You'll Love Working at Gentle Dental

Our approach combines the advantages of a group practice with the clinical environment and relationships that make dentistry rewarding.

As a Dental Hygienist, you'll have the opportunity to:

  • Focus on delivering high-quality preventive and periodontal care
  • Build long-term relationships with your patients
  • Educate patients and help them take an active role in their oral and overall health
  • Collaborate closely with dentists and other members of the clinical team
  • Work with the support and resources of an established dental organization
  • Continue developing your clinical skills through continuing education

We believe in personal accountability, strong relationships, clinical excellence, and continuously finding better ways to support our patients and teams.

What You'll Do

As a Dental Hygienist, you'll be an essential part of each patient's care team.

You'll provide preventive and periodontal services while helping patients understand the connection between oral health and overall wellness.

You'll

  • Perform comprehensive dental hygiene and periodontal services within your scope of practice
  • Assess patients' oral health and identify periodontal conditions
  • Partner with dentists to develop and support appropriate patient treatment plans
  • Educate patients on oral hygiene, prevention, periodontal health, and recommended care
  • Build trust through compassionate, personalized patient interactions
  • Maintain accurate clinical documentation
  • Follow infection control, safety, and clinical protocols
  • Collaborate with the entire dental team to create an exceptional patient

Experience

Compensation

$60-$65 PER HOUR

SCHEDULE: Full-Time, Monday–Thursday

LOCATION: Gentle Dental Sheridan

411 W. Main Street

Sheridan, OR 97378

We Offer the Following Benefits for Full-time Employees

  • Medical and pharmacy coverage
  • Dental and vision coverage for employees and their families
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
  • 6 paid holidays and 1 paid floating holiday
  • 80 hours of PTO per year for hourly employees
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Continuing education credits
  • Malpractice coverage
  • Referral Bonus Program ($600–$2,500 depending on role)

Position Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Dental Hygiene program
  • Current Oregon Dental Hygiene License or ability to obtain one by the time of employment
  • Current CPR certification
  • Applicable local anesthesia certification and other required credentials
  • Strong patient communication and education skills
  • Commitment to clinical excellence and an exceptional patient experience

Why Gentle Dental?

Our vision is to provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare that improves our patients' quality of life and overall health.

We've reimagined group dentistry to give clinicians the right balance of clinical autonomy, collaboration, resources, and support throughout every stage of their careers—all while keeping the best interests of our patients at the center of what we do.

Bring your clinical expertise to Gentle Dental Sheridan and join a team that values what you do—and offers the earning potential to reward it.

Key Responsibilities

The Dental Hygienist will perform comprehensive preventive and periodontal services while educating patients on oral health and wellness. They will collaborate with the clinical team to develop treatment plans and maintain accurate documentation in a supportive environment.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Dental Hygiene program and hold a current Oregon Dental Hygiene License. Additionally, they must possess current CPR certification and applicable local anesthesia credentials.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Preventive dentistryTreatment planningOral health assessment

Healthcare Professional 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).

What does the Dental Hygienist market look like in Oregon?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 5% in dental hygienistranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$125k–$135kDental Hygienist median $104k (middle half $94k–$121k)372 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$126k in purchasing powerOregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygienist listings in Oregon97 active5,716 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,151 Dental Hygienist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at InterDent Service a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Dental Hygienist — ranked against 2,151 active Dental Hygienist listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution

14 jobs
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<$100k
8
$100k-115k
1
$121k
1
$130k
1
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
81% this job
Sign-on bonus
56%
CME allowance
38% this job
PSLF eligible
13%
Loan repayment
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Dental Hygienist listings for work-life

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

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About InterDent Service

Hospitals and Health Care
Inglewood, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical and pharmacy coverage
Dental and vision coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
6 paid holidays and 1 paid floating holiday
80 hours of PTO per year
401(k) plan with company match
Continuing education credits

Living in Sheridan

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$388k
Median resident rent
$1,220/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.6
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Salem, OR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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