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Smile Brands
Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$48-$50/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 57m ago · Verified live

Job Description

As a Dental Hygienist, you’ll play an important role in helping patients achieve healthier smiles and better overall health. You’ll have the opportunity to practice at the top of your scope, build meaningful relationships with patients and work alongside a collaborative dental team.

Whether you’re an experienced hygienist or a new graduate beginning your career, you’ll have access to clinical support, continuing education and opportunities to keep growing your skills.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Practice at the top of your scope — Use your clinical skills, education and expertise to make a meaningful difference in patient care.

Build patient relationships — Educate and empower patients to take an active role in their oral and overall health.

  • Work as a team — Collaborate with dentists and fellow hygienists to provide personalized, comprehensive care.
  • Keep growing — Access company-paid CE, training and professional development opportunities.
  • Make an impact — Help patients feel comfortable, informed and confident about their care.

Join a team that cares — Work in a supportive, welcoming environment where kindness, empathy and respect matter.

Schedule (days/hours)

M-F 8am-5pm

Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality preventive dental hygiene care using evidence-based protocols.
  • Perform appropriate assessments, diagnostics and preventive treatments within your scope of practice.
  • Educate patients on oral hygiene, prevention and the connection between oral and overall health.
  • Build trusting relationships with patients and create a welcoming, judgment-free experience.
  • Collaborate with dentists and hygiene teammates to identify patient needs and personalize treatment.
  • Stay current with dental technologies, instruments and best practices that enhance patient care.
  • Maintain accurate clinical documentation and follow applicable safety and compliance standards.

Qualifications

  • Licensed Dental Hygienist or eligible to become licensed in the state of practice.
  • New graduates are welcome!
  • Current CPR certification.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Passion for patient care, education and prevention.
  • Commitment to providing an exceptional patient experience.
  • A collaborative, positive approach to working with patients and teammates.

Compensation

$48-$50 per hour

About Us

Benefits are determined by employment status/hours worked and include paid time off (“PTO”), health, dental, vision, health savings account, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, employee discount programs, pet insurance, and a 401k plan. As a dental hygienist, you'll also enjoy complimentary CEs and access to other internal training opportunities to support your growth.

Smile Brands supports over 650 affiliated dental practices across 28 states all focused on a single mission of delivering Smiles For Everyone!® Smiles for patients, providers, employees, and community partners. Everyone. Our growing portfolio of affiliated dental brands and practice models range from large regional brands to uniquely branded local practices. This role is associated with the affiliated dental office listed at the top of the job posting on our career site.

Smile Brands Inc. and all Affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), protected hair style and texture (The CROWN Act), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@smilebrands.com.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Preventive dental carePatient assessmentOral hygiene educationPatient communicationSafety complianceDental technologyTeam collaboration

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$102k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

What does the Dental Hygienist market look like in Arkansas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in dental hygienistranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$100k–$104kDental Hygienist median $109k (middle half $98k–$125k)602 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$117k in purchasing powerArkansas index 86.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygienist listings in Arkansas43 active5,775 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,151 Dental Hygienist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at Smile Brands 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.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 17 employers
3
<$110k
7
$110k-125k
8
$125k-140k
2
$146k
2
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
68% this job
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Dental Hygienist | $40,000 in Tuition Reimbursement

Platinum Dental Services · Wheat Ridge, Colorado

$70-$75/hr
#2

Dental Hygienist| $40,000 Tuition Reimbursement

Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$65-$75/hr
#3

Dental Hygienist | $40,000 in Tuition Reimbursement

$60-$70/hr
#4

Dental Hygienist

$60-$70/hr
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% 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 Smile Brands

Hospitals and Health Care
Costa Mesa, California
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off (PTO)
Health, dental, vision
Health savings account
Telemedicine
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Employee discount programs

Living in Fort Smith

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$208k
Typical market rent
$1,063/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Fort Smith, AR-OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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