Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$60-$65/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
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!
Schedule: Full Time
Locations
- Gentle Dental Irvine
- 4950 Barranca Pkwy.
- Suite 105
- Irvine, CA 92604, USA
- Gentle Dental Costa Mesa
- 2000 North Harbor Blvd.
- Suite B-100
- Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA
We offer the following benefits for Full Time employees:
Pay is a combination of hourly pay in the range of $60 - $65 per hour plus an uncapped bonus plan.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical and pharmacy, dental, vision (for employees and their families)
- Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
- 6 Paid holidays and 1 Paid floating holiday
- PTO (80 hours per year for hourly)
- 401k plan and deferred compensation plan
- CE credits
- Malpractice
- Referral Bonus Program ($600 - $2,500 depending on role)
Position Qualifications:
- 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 patient wellbeing and clinical outcomes. Maintain operational excellence while building strong relationships with patients and the clinical team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited hygiene technical school or college. A current state dental license and relevant certifications such as CPR and local anesthesia are required.
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 33% have no call, 73% require no weekends.
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