Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$45-$55/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
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Job Description
- Dental Hygienist – Ballard Family Dentistry
- Location: Boyd, TX
- Pay: $45–$55/hour (total earnings include base pay plus a monthly bonus)
- Sign-On Bonus: $5,000
- Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | Friday 8am-1pm (Fridays on call)
About Us
Ballard Family Dentistry is a welcoming, patient-focused practice in Boyd, TX. Our team values clinical excellence and genuine patient care in a fun, friendly, and collaborative environment where work/life balance matters. We’re looking for a skilled, compassionate Dental Hygienist to join us and help our patients achieve healthy, confident smiles.
What You’ll Do
- Provide thorough preventive care, including prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, and periodontal maintenance
- Perform comprehensive periodontal charting and oral health assessments
- Take and review radiographs and intraoral images
- Educate patients on oral hygiene, periodontal health, and recommended treatment
- Partner with the doctor to identify treatment needs and support case acceptance
- Maintain accurate, detailed clinical notes and patient records
- Follow all infection control, OSHA, and HIPAA standards
- Contribute to a positive, team-oriented office culture
- What We’re Looking For
- Graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program
- Active Texas RDH license in good standing
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- Strong clinical skills with a gentle, patient-centered approach
- New graduates are encouraged to apply
Benefits
- $5,000 sign-on bonus
- Monthly bonus opportunity on top of base pay
Company-paid Basic Life Insurance
- Ancillary benefits: Supplemental Life and AD&D, Critical Illness, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Accident
- Competitive 401(k) with up to 4% match
- Competitive PTO
- Paid holidays
- $500 Continuing Education allowance
- Mentorship
- Growth opportunities
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Key Responsibilities
Provide thorough preventive dental care, including scaling, root planing, and periodontal maintenance. Educate patients on oral hygiene and maintain accurate clinical records while adhering to safety standards.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program with an active Texas RDH license. Current CPR/BLS certification is required, and new graduates are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $107k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in dental hygienist | ranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $94k–$114k | Dental Hygienist median $104k (middle half $96k–$114k)190 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$107k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygiene listings in Texas | 123 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dental hygienist listings in Texas | 476 active | 5,962 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $5k sign-on | Texas healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 2% offer loan repayment476 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 810 in the last 30 days | 439 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at Elevate Dental Partners a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dental Hygienist — ranked against 2,151 active Dental Hygienist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$104k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
Top Dental Hygienist Jobs
24 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
24 jobs · 18 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
23 jobs · 18 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$60-$70/hrDental Hygienist
$70+/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
- Includes call
Benefits & Perks
22 more from Elevate Dental Partners
See all 23 Elevate Dental Partners jobsLiving in Boyd
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $324k
- Median resident rent
- $898/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.