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Manassas Smiles
Manassas, Virginia

Dental Hygienist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65-$85/hr

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Job Description

We're Hiring a Dental Hygienist!

At Manassas Smiles, our hygiene team is at the heart of everything we do. We don’t just clean teeth - we build relationships, prevent disease before it starts, and help patients live healthier lives through education and personalized care. We believe that informed patients make better decisions, so we use visual tools, clear explanations, and relatable language to help patients truly understand their oral and overall health.

  • Compensation: $65-85 per hour, based on experience
  • Schedule: Full-time
  • Duties include
  • Providing dental health education about tooth care and diet
  • Removing plaque and calculus by scaling and polishing teeth
  • Carrying out screening and monitoring procedures

Qualifications

  • Valid Hygiene License
  • Anesthesia Certification Preferred
  • 1+ years of hands-on Hygiene experience is preferred
  • Excellent personality and communication skills
  • Meticulous about oral health and the health of your patients
  • Team player
  • INDHRDH02

Key Responsibilities

The dental hygienist will provide dental health education and perform clinical procedures such as scaling and polishing teeth. They are also responsible for carrying out patient screening and monitoring procedures to ensure optimal oral health.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Dental hygienePatient educationOral health screeningTeamworkAnesthesia administration

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 ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k 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, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs · 20 employers

8
<$110k
9
$110k-125k
4
$125k-140k
1
$146k
2
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Independence Dental Services LP · Chicago, Illinois

$75/hr
#2

Dental Hygienist

Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$65-$75/hr
#3

Dental Hygienist

$65-$70/hr
#4

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)

$65-$67/hr
+ 22 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.

Living in Manassas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$475k
Typical market rent
$2,178/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
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 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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