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Bakersfield, California

Dental Hygienist

Dental HygienistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$55/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

At Gentle Dental, 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 wellbeing.

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.

It’s the whole idea of group dentistry, reimagined to provide Doctors and Clinicians with the right balance of autonomy and support for all stages of their career, focused on the best interests of patients.

We are hiring immediately for full and part time staff. Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of the people in your community!

Schedule: Part Time

Location: Gentle Dental - Rosedale

  • 9600 Rosedale Hwy.
  • Suite A
  • Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA

We offer the following benefits for Part Time employees:

Pay is a combination of hourly rate and production bonuses with an expected total comp in the range of $50 - $55 per hour.

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k plan and deferred compensation plan
  • CE credits
  • Malpractice
  • Referral Bonus Program ($600 - $2,500 depending on role)

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

Key Responsibilities

Provide oral healthcare services focused on improving patients’ health and quality of life. Support consistent clinical outcomes through patient-centered care, clinical excellence, and collaborative dental practice.

Requirements

Applicants must have graduated from an accredited dental hygiene technical school or college and hold an applicable state dental license, or be able to obtain one by the start of employment. Additional licenses or certifications may include CPR and local certified anesthesia.

Key Skills

Patient RelationshipsLocal Anesthesia

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 ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k 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, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

What does the Dental Hygienist market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$104k–$114kDental Hygienist median $125k (middle half $120k–$134k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$99k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dental Hygienist listings in California585 active5,716 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 4% offer loan repayment585 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dental Hygiene listings718 in the last 30 days500 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 27 employers
4
<$100k
10
$100k-115k
3
$115k-130k
7
$130k-145k
4
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
51%
Sign-on bonus
37%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Dental Hygienist - Roseville

Park Dental · Roseville, Minnesota

$60-$88/hr
#2

Part-Time Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)

Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$68-$72/hr
#3

Dental Hygienist

$65 an hour
#4

Registered Dental Hygienist - On Call

$55-$65/hr
+ 38 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

Employee Assistance Program
Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
401k plan and deferred compensation plan
CE credits
Malpractice
Referral Bonus Program ($600 - $2,500)

Living in Bakersfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$354k
Typical market rent
$1,901/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
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.

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