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Star Dental Partners
Nashville, Tennessee

Dental Hygienist

DentalPart-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 41m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Green Dental Health & Aesthetics is now hiring a Part Time Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) in Nashville, TN!
  • Hygienist Schedule: 1 day per week 6:30 am - 2:00 pm

About Our Practice: Join a spa-like, quaint dental practice designed for patient comfort and wellbeing. Our serene, quiet atmosphere promotes relaxation and confidence—from the moment patients walk through our doors.

We've thoughtfully created an environment that feels more like a sanctuary than a clinical office, where both patients and team members thrive. Our modern facilities combine aesthetic beauty with the latest dental technology, all within a practice culture built on genuine care and professional excellence.

Advantages

  • Patient-centric community approach in a uniquely calming environment
  • Established practices in modern, spa-inspired facilities
  • Private practice culture with complete business support
  • Work/life balance with flexible scheduling
  • Career growth and professional development opportunities
  • $1000 Continuing Education (CE) covered for both part-time and full-time positions
  • Collaborative, supportive team environment

Competitive Compensation & Benefits

  • FTE eligible at 28 or more clinical hours per week
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Company Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
  • Paid $25K Basic Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Life and ADD Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Accidental Injury, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity plans with wellness incentives

Key Responsibilities

  • Screen patients during check-ups and review patient history
  • Administer prophylactic treatment by scaling and polishing
  • Document area of existing restorations and use of X-ray
  • Instruct patients in oral hygiene technique

Conduct Patient Consultations and Screenings

To learn more about this practice, visit: https://www.nashvilledentistry.net

Responsibilities

  • Screening patients during check-ups
  • Reviewing patient's history
  • Administers prophylactic treatment by scaling and polishing
  • Documents area of existing restorations
  • Use of X-ray
  • Instructing patients in oral hygiene technique and working with patients and their oral hygiene
  • Conduct screenings
  • Assist patients with oral hygiene

Qualifications

  • Active Tennessee Hygienist license
  • Current BLS/CPR certifications
  • Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA and Infection Control training
  • Minimum 1 or more years of RDH clinical experience

Equal Employment Opportunity

Star Dental Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Key Skills

Dental hygieneX-ray imagingPatient screeningOral hygiene instructionPatient consultationClinical documentationHIPAA complianceOSHA complianceBLS certificationCPR certification

Dental Hygiene Career Context

Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

1.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Nashville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$413k
Typical market rent
$1,834/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Star Dental Partners

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51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
Paid Time Off
401(k) Retirement Plan
Paid Company Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
Paid $25K Basic Life Insurance
Voluntary Life and ADD Insurance
Pet Insurance
Short Term Disability