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InterDent Service
Orange, California

Traveling Dental Hygienist - Part Time

Dental HygienistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$65/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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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

Dental hygieneTreatment planning

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.

What does the Dental Hygienist market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$114k–$135kDental Hygienist median $118k (middle half $60k–$134k)34 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$113k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygienist listings in California582 active5,791 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 72% no call · 53% no weekends36 benchmarked listings
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

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 18 employers
12
<$120k
3
$120k-145k
1
$146k
4
$183k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Registered Dental Hygienist - On CallPer Diem

Chapa-De Indian Health · Rocklin, California

$55-$65/hr
#2

Dental Hygienist - Part-time - Fridays

KS Management · Osseo, Minnesota

$50-$60/hr
#3

Dental Hygienist

$114k – $125k
#4

Dental Hygienist

$114k – $125k
+ 24 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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About InterDent Service

Hospitals and Health Care
Inglewood, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

401k plan
Sick time
In-house Continuing Education
CE credits
Malpractice
Referral Bonuses
Child care support
Wellness Programs

Living in Orange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.04M
Typical market rent
$3,037/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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