Traveling Registered Dental Hygienist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$65/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Registered Dental Hygienist – Fantastic Career Opportunities

New Grads Welcome!

Are you ready to be a hero on the move? Join our dynamic team as a Dental Hygienist covering areas such as Los Angeles, Southeast LA, and South Bay LA. Also, at least once a week, be part of our mobile oral screening support team; you will be reimbursed for mileage. Location assignment will be determined by your area of residence.

  • High-end compensation in the industry—guaranteed base plus bonuses for strong performance
  • Large, diverse patient base of all payor types
  • Established organization committed to quality and patient experience
  • All offices support multi-specialty integration
  • Growth through training, professional development, company-sponsored CE, etc.
  • Great clinical and administrative teams in every office
  • A team approach to providing patients with a great experience and team experience.
  • Geographic diversity throughout Southern California
  • Digital state-of-the art practice management system, instruments, and equipment

What We Are Looking For In A Hygienist & Qualifications

  • You must have a hygiene degree/certificate from an accredited program and a state license
  • An individual with excelled clinical skills
  • An individual passionate about helping others
  • An outgoing, personable individual with a cheerful attitude and demeanor with good communication skills
  • An individual who wants to be part of a high-caliber, high-quality team committed to satisfying patients and providing them with a great experience
  • An individual who wants to learn, grow, and advance in their career
  • An individual willing to work full-time or part-time

Your Responsibilities Include

  • Great interaction with patients to promote trust and the optimal patient experience
  • Collaborating with an entire office team, from the dentists to the receptionists, to promote trust, connection and relationships with patients and one-another
  • As part of the mobile screening team providing great early oral health education to children and guide care for adults.
  • Proactively addressing patient concerns and providing insight and comfort to patients with regard to their dental treatment

Support We Provide To Our Hygienists

  • Beautiful, state-of-the-art offices equipped with modern systems, equipment, and supplies
  • Full back-office support by Specialty Managers, Specialty Assistants, Floor Supervisors, RDAs, DAs, X-Ray Techs and Sterilization Clerks
  • Excellent, high-caliber instruments
  • Reliable, quality supplies from the most reputable, dependable companies
  • Regulatory and facility compliance
  • Steady flow of patients of all payor types

Experienced and New Candidates Welcome

If you’re experienced, we’ll welcome you into our family and culture and support you in growing clinically and operationally so that you can be the best that you can be and grow to your greatest potential.

If you’re new, we’ll work with you, train you, and coach you with guidance and leadership from highly experienced, capable and excellent dentists. You’ll also benefit from training programs, regular chart reviews, one-on-one coaching, company-sponsored CE courses, and many other things we offer to help you become an excellent provider and operator.

Who And Where We Are

For more than 33 years, West Coast Dental has served Southern California with a commitment to high quality general and specialty dental and orthodontic care and a great patient experience for every patient.

West Coast Dental, including its affiliate Magicland Children’s Dental, represents a dynamic fast-growing group of over 45 dental offices—in greater Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Northern San Diego—that offer the full range of general and specialty care, including orthodontics, to patients of all kinds—private, PPO, Medi-Cal, and HMO.

We are expanding throughout our markets and expect significant growth and opportunities for all our employees and partners.

Benefits We Offer

  • Paid Time Off
  • Sick Pay
  • Holiday Pay
  • Medical coverage
  • Supplemental vision coverage
  • Comprehensive dental benefit for employees and dependents.
  • 401k plan participation

Key Responsibilities

The hygienist will provide clinical dental care, perform oral screenings, and educate patients on oral health. They will collaborate with the dental team to ensure a high-quality patient experience across multiple office locations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a hygiene degree or certificate from an accredited program and possess a valid state license. Strong clinical skills, excellent communication, and a professional, outgoing demeanor are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient careDental hygieneCollaborationTreatment planningDigital practice management

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 ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $108k 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.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution30 jobs · 23 employers

7
<$100k
10
$100k-115k
6
$115k-130k
4
$130k-145k
3
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75/hr
#2

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$65-$75/hr
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$65-$70/hr
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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.

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About West Coast Dental Administrative Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Los Angeles, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Sick Pay
Holiday Pay
Medical coverage
Supplemental vision coverage
Comprehensive dental benefit
401k plan participation
Mileage reimbursement