Dental Hygienist (Temporary)
Listed compensation
$55-$60/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Temporary Dental Hygienist opportunity to support our Gentle Dental Desert
Dental office while an employee is on Leave.
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!
Schedule
Full Time, Temporary, with an expected assignment of 9/15 - 11/27.
Location
Gentle Dental Desert Dental
1111 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Suite 210,
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Hourly rate range between $55 - $60 per hour plus an uncapped bonus plan
We offer the following benefits for Full Time employees:
* Employee Assistance Program
* Medical and pharmacy, dental, vision (for employees and their families)
* Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
* 6 Paid holidays and 1 Paid floating holiday
* PTO (80 hours per year for hourly)
* 401k plan with Company Match
* CE credits
* Malpractice
* Referral Bonus Program ($600 - $2,500 depending on role)
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
Key Responsibilities
The dental hygienist will provide exceptional oral healthcare services to patients while supporting the dental team during a temporary leave period. Responsibilities include maintaining clinical excellence and ensuring a wellness-based approach to patient treatment.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed an accredited hygiene technical school or college program. A current state dental license and relevant certifications such as CPR and local anesthesia are required.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist (Temporary) 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 Hygiene — ranked against 1,748 active Dental Hygiene listings on WeekdayDoc.
Dental Hygiene Career Context
InterDent Service holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 185 active listings.
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $108k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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