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Star Dental Partners
Nottingham, Maryland

Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

from $60/hr

The week · per this posting4-day week

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Job Description

Are you a passionate Dental Hygienist looking for a practice that values your expertise, supports your professional growth, and allows you to build meaningful relationships with patients?

Maryland Dental Care is seeking a Full-Time Dental Hygienist to join our exceptional team in Nottingham, Maryland.

  • This is an amazing opportunity for a new grad or recent Dental Hygienist to join our team!
  • To learn more about our growing practice, please visit our website at:
  • Full Time Dental Hygienist Schedule
  • Monday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Friday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Enjoy a consistent 4-day workweek with Wednesdays off!

Lunch Break: 30 minutes (typically 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM). Lunch timing may be adjusted occasionally based on the day's schedule and patient needs.

To learn more about this growing practice: marylanddentalcare.com

Why You'll Love Working With Us

  • Supportive, collaborative team-oriented culture
  • Established practice with a growing patient base
  • Beautiful office in Annapolis with modern technology and commitment to clinical excellence
  • Patient-centered philosophy that prioritizes quality care
  • Opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and families
  • Doctor and team members dedicated to continuing education and professional growth
  • Private practice culture with complete business support
  • Four-day work week with Wednesdays off!
  • Career growth

We offer a competitive compensation package that may include:

  • Competitive pay rate with range from $60-65 per hour based on experience and skills with Monthly Hygiene Production Performance True Up Incentive Plan Available
  • Monthly Employee Team Incentive Program
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Paid Company Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
  • Paid Basic Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Life and ADD Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Employee Assistance Program for all employees and their household
  • Accidental Injury, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity plans with wellness incentives
  • Continuing education

Responsibilities

  • Reviewing patient's medical and dental history.
  • Proficiency with taking high quality X-rays and able to train to become proficient in high resolution digital imaging.
  • Educating patients about oral health, oral hygiene and oral-systemic connections.
  • Documents area of existing restorations, identifying potential areas of concern and using co-diagnosing to educate.
  • Administers prophylactic, periodontal scaling and delivery of antimicrobial agents.
  • Conducts oral cancer, saliva, caries risk screenings and recommending treatments and therapies.

Able to train and become proficient in digital scanning, leading edge diagnostic and periodontal therapies, and technologies.

Able to train to become proficient in collaborating with a team of medical and dental providers for the benefit of patient outcomes.

  • Educating patients on Treatment plans, Insurance, and collection of payments.
  • Able to participate with the business team on management and accountability of hygiene schedule.
  • Keeps a positive rapport with patients and team members.

Qualifications

  • Active Maryland Hygienist license required
  • Current BLS/CPR certifications
  • Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA and Infection Control training
  • New Dental Hygienist gradudates are welcome to apply!
  • Great communication skills and knowledge of overall dental health for patient education
  • Ability and willingness to learn therapy treatments through training at practice
  • Practice Description

About Us

At Maryland Dental Care, we believe exceptional patient care starts with an exceptional team. For over 30 years, we've proudly served the Nottingham community by providing high-quality, compassionate dental care in a friendly and welcoming environment.

We're committed to creating a positive workplace where teamwork, professionalism, and respect are valued every day. Our team enjoys a supportive culture, modern technology, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our patients' lives. We take pride in building lasting relationships with both our patients and our employees. If you're dependable, patient-focused, and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, we'd love to welcome you to our team and grow together.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Star Dental Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Key Skills

Dental HygieneX-ray ProficiencyOral Cancer ScreeningTreatment PlanningMedical History ReviewPatient Rapport

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $119k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

How does Star Dental Partners compare as an employer?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.8 / 10 · top 25% in dental hygienistranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$125kDental Hygienist median $135k (middle half $118k–$145k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$119k in purchasing powerMaryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygiene listings in Maryland38 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dental hygienist listings in Maryland108 active5,911 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 43% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaryland healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $16k) · 14% offer loan repayment108 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings801 in the last 30 days431 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,151 Dental Hygienist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Maryland figures use all dental hygienists: too few Maryland Dental Hygiene postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at Star Dental Partners a 6.8 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.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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11
$130k-150k
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7
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
56%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.8
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.

  • Includes call
Star Dental Partners logo

About Star Dental Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Plano, Texas
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
Paid Time Off
401k Retirement Plan
Paid Company Holidays
Paid Basic Life Insurance
Voluntary Life and ADD Insurance
Pet Insurance
Short Term Disability

Living in Nottingham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$323k
Typical market rent
$1,771/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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