Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$50-55 an hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Calling All Hygienists – Come Join our Dream Team!
At Dr. Waite & Associates, we're looking for a passionate dental hygienist who wants to make a meaningful impact on patients' overall health, not just their smiles.
We are a hospital-based private practice located inside Mercy Hospital - St. Louis. Our unique setting allows us to focus on the important connection between oral health and systemic health while providing exceptional, patient-centered care.
Whether you're an experienced hygienist or a newer graduate with a positive attitude and a strong desire to learn, we'd love to meet you. We value kindness, teamwork, professionalism, and a genuine commitment to exceptional patient care.
If you're looking for a practice where you'll be appreciated, challenged, and supported by an experienced, collaborative team, we'd love to hear from you.
Compensation
- $50-55 an hour based on experience
- Sign-On Bonus available
- Monthly bonus and commission opportunities
Schedule: Every other Friday off
- Full-Time, Part-Time, and Flexible schedules available
- 60-minute Prophy's and Perio Maintenance
- 90-minute SRP and New Patient appts.
Benefits and Perks
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (FT employees)
- Generous PTO and paid holidays (FT employees)
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) options
- Referral Bonus Program
- Free CE courses provided
- We have a coffee shop and a cafeteria on the campus
- Team lunches
- Free gym access
Qualifications
- Must hold a valid MO Hygiene license
- Prior hands-on Hygienist experience is preferred but not required
- Infiltration and Block Anesthesia certifications are ideal
- INDHRDH01
Key Responsibilities
Provide exceptional, patient-centered dental hygiene care including prophys, periodontal maintenance, and scaling and root planing. Educate patients on the connection between oral health and systemic health within a hospital-based practice.
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $120k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$120k in purchasing power | Missouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygienist listings in Missouri | 140 active | 5,776 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $1k sign-on | Missouri healthcare professional listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment140 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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