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InterDent Service
Palm Springs, California

Dental Hygienist (Temporary)

Dental Top 25% in Dental HygieneFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$60/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

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

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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Salary Distribution21 jobs · 18 employers

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$140k-150k
2
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1
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
56%
CME allowance
39%
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Dental Hygiene

Living in Palm Springs

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$833k
Typical market rent
$2,110/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.

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About InterDent Service

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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