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Dr. Waite & Associates
Creve Coeur, Missouri

Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50-55 an hour

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 2mo ago · Verified live

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

Anesthesia administrationInfiltration anesthesiaOral health educationSystemic health assessment

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.

What does the Dental Hygienist market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$120k in purchasing powerMissouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygienist listings in Missouri140 active5,776 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$1k sign-onMissouri healthcare professional listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment140 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 17 employers
9
<$120k
7
$120k-145k
4
$145k-170k
4
$183k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
74%
Sign-on bonus
61% this job
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Dental Hygienist - Stillwater

Park Dental · West Lakeland, Minnesota

$60-$88/hr
#2

Licensed Dental Hygienist - Edinbrook

Park Dental · Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

$60-$88/hr
#3

Licensed Dental Hygienist - Riverdale

$60-$88/hr
#4

Licensed Dental Hygienist - Champlin

$60-$88/hr
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% 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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  • Includes call
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About Dr. Waite & Associates

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Louis, MO
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
Paid Holidays
401(k)
Referral Bonus

Living in Creve Coeur

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$492k
Typical market rent
$1,456/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.