Traveling Dental Hygienist - Part Time
Listed compensation
$55-$65/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
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 well-being.
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.
We are hiring immediately for full and part time positions in our dental offices and are seeking teammates who care, listen, and are motivated to help our patients and communities.
Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of the people in your community!
Position Details
Part time (possible full-time if willing to support multiple locations)
Pay Range
$55.00-$65.00 per hour/DOE
Office Culture
- Teamwork in the patients best interest
- Quality patient care with clinical autonomy based on best practices in the patients best interest
- Established practice in a growing community
Part-Time Benefits Include
- 401k plan
- Sick time (1 hour per 40 hours worked)
- In house Continuing Education and training funds for outside CEs
- Benefits that support child care needs
- Wellness Programs
- Referral Bonuses ($600-$2500 depending on role)
- CE credits
- Malpractice
Location: Gentle Dental Orange
- 424 South Main St.
- Suites H, I, J
- Orange, CA 92868, USA
- Gentle Dental Irvine
- 4950 Barranca Pkwy.
- Suite 105
- Irvine, CA 92604, USA
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
- Expanded functions preferred
- Bilingual preferred
- New hires welcome!
Key Responsibilities
Provide exceptional, integrated oral healthcare services to patients across multiple dental office locations. Focus on clinical excellence, patient relationship building, and delivering predictable treatment outcomes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited hygiene technical school or college and possess a current state dental license. Additional certifications such as CPR and local anesthesia are required, with expanded functions and bilingual skills preferred.
Key Skills
Healthcare Professional Career Context
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).
Of the 36 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $114k–$135k | Dental Hygienist median $118k (middle half $60k–$134k)34 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$113k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygienist listings in California | 582 active | 5,791 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 72% no call · 53% no weekends36 benchmarked listings |
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