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InterDent Service
Palm Springs, California

Dental Hygienist (Temporary)

Dental HygienistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$60/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago · Verified live

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

Dental hygieneTreatment planningRelationship building

Dental Hygiene Career Context

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).

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

How does InterDent Service compare as an employer?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 25% in dental hygienistranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$114k–$125kDental Hygienist median $125k (middle half $118k–$134k)41 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$108k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygiene listings in California163 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dental hygienist listings in California610 active5,962 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 45% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 5% offer loan repayment610 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings793 in the last 30 days438 the 30 days before (+81%)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. California figures use all dental hygienists: too few California Dental Hygiene postings state pay.

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 Hygienist — ranked against 2,151 active Dental Hygienist listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 18 employers
9
<$130k
10
$130k-150k
2
$150k-170k
7
$183k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$60-$88/hr
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$60-$88/hr
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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.

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About InterDent Service

Hospitals and Health Care
Inglewood, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employee Assistance Program
Medical and pharmacy, dental, vision
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

Living in Palm Springs

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$837k
Typical market rent
$2,067/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 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.