Dental Hygienist
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
Athens Dentistry for Children is seeking a Dental Hygienist to join our dedicated team of dental professionals! Our office is equipped with the latest technology to provide the best patient care for children, making appointments a breeze for our Hygienists, patients, and their parents. If you're passionate about oral health and are excited about creating positive patient experiences, we hope to hear from you!
Schedule: Full-time
Monday through Thursday
7:15 am - 4:00 pm
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401(k) options
- Scrub allowance
- Free CE courses provided by our affiliated vendors
- Occasional team lunches
Qualifications
- Valid RDH License
- 1+ years of prior hands-on Hygiene experience is highly preferred
- Knowledge of Open Dental software
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- INDHRDH01
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality dental hygiene care to pediatric patients in a modern office setting. Collaborate with the dental team to ensure positive patient experiences and efficient appointment flow.
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in dental hygienist | ranked against 2,151 Dental Hygienist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Dental Hygienist median $99k (middle half $85k–$109k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Georgia index 96.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygiene listings in Georgia | 56 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dental hygienist listings in Georgia | 189 active | 5,962 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Georgia healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment189 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 810 in the last 30 days | 439 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at Dental a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dental Hygienist — ranked against 2,151 active Dental Hygienist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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Benefits & Perks
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$70+/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
Benefits & Perks
Living in Watkinsville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $418k
- Typical market rent
- $2,189/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.3
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Athens-Clarke County, GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.