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InterDent Service
Carlsbad, California

Dental Hygienist

Dental Top 25% in Dentistry (Dental)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$65 per hour

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

Job Description

$5,000 Signing Bonus

Hourly rate between $55 and $65 per hour plus an uncapped bonus plan

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!

Location

  • Gentle Dental Carlsbad
  • 2620 El Camino Real
  • Suite A
  • Carlsbad, CA 92008

Schedule

Full Time or Part-time

We offer the following benefits for Part Time employees:

* Employee Assistance Program

* Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance

* 401k plan with company match

* CE credits

* Malpractice

* Referral Bonus Program ($600-$2500 depending on role)

Full Time employees

*  Medical, dental, vision, and life benefits

* PTO

* Holiday Pay

Position Qualifications

* Registered Dental Hygienist License required

* 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

Provide exceptional, integrated oral healthcare services to improve patients' overall health and wellbeing. Focus on clinical excellence and building patient relationships to generate predictable treatment outcomes.

Requirements

Must possess a Registered Dental Hygienist License and a degree from an accredited Hygiene Technical School or College. Current state dental licensure and certifications such as CPR and local anesthesia are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Dental Hygiene

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist 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 Dentistry (Dental) — ranked against 1,581 active Dentistry (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Dentistry Career Context

InterDent Service holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 185 active listings.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k 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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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Dentistry (Dental)

  • On-site

Living in Carlsbad

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1,351k
Typical market rent
$3,556/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About InterDent Service

Hospitals and Health Care
Inglewood, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Signing Bonus
Uncapped bonus plan
Employee Assistance Program
Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
401k plan with company match
CE credits
Malpractice coverage
Referral Bonus Program