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Chester, Virginia

Dental Hygienist - $25,000 retention bonus available!

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$60/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Dr. Walter Felton has practiced dentistry in the Richmond, Virginia area for over 35 years and truly enjoys helping our patients with their dental needs. He says, “I really care that dentistry is done correctly, whether we do it by ourselves or we include the very best specialists. I will do things the right way.”

Dr. Felton started his own dental practice so he could create the unique work environment he wanted. We provide a wide variety of comprehensive dental services are all available under one roof and we have a celebratory atmosphere when a treatment plan is completed and the patient is happy.

Position Summary

The dental hygienist is responsible for performing licensed hygiene procedures, educating patients, and management of the nonsurgical periodontal program as directed by the dentist.

Responsibilities

Establish and Maintain Continued Patient Care Relationships

Verify/document patient health history and educate patients about oral hygiene/health/disease as well as procedures and services offered

Perform clinical hygiene functions including but not limited to: exposing/evaluating diagnostic x-rays, taking and recording blood pressure, adult/child prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and co-assessing possible restorative treatments with the doctor

Determine needs and perform sealant placement, Arestin, and fluoride treatments as needed

Qualifications

  • Dental hygiene certification from accredited dental hygiene school
  • Current hygiene license where employed
  • Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA, BLS and infection control training as required by law
  • Experience with dental software

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient educationX-ray exposureBlood pressure monitoringArestin applicationOSHA complianceHIPAA complianceBLS certification

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia 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

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 22 employers

6
<$100k
11
$100k-115k
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$115k-130k
4
$130k-145k
3
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
29% this job
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 Chester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$344k
Typical market rent
$1,819/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Richmond, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Retention Bonus $25,000