Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$55-$65/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Registered Dental Hygienist
- Prestige Dental Centers
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Full-Time | $55–$65/hr Target Earnings
- $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
- Prestige Dental Centers is looking for a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our Colorado Springs team.
- If you want competitive earning potential, strong benefits, modern technology, and a practice where hygienists play an important role in comprehensive patient care, we'd love to meet you.
- Pay, Schedule & Benefits
- $55–$65 per hour target earnings through base pay + production bonus
- $5,000 sign-on bonus
- 4 to 4.5 day per week schedule; Weekdays only!
- Monthly bonus opportunity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- CE allowance
- Paid study clubs
- Mentorship and professional development
A Hygiene Team That Matters
Prestige Dental Centers is built around compassionate care, advanced technology, high clinical standards, and a strong team environment.
Our hygienists are an important part of prevention, periodontal health, patient education, and helping people feel confident moving forward with treatment.
You'll work alongside an experienced clinical team in a comprehensive practice providing family dentistry, restorative care, implants, Invisalign, periodontal treatment, laser gum therapy, and more.
What You'll Do
- Provide preventive and periodontal hygiene care
- Complete periodontal assessments and charting
- Perform prophylaxis and scaling and root planing as appropriate
- Take diagnostic dental x-rays
- Educate patients about periodontal health, home care, and prevention
- Discuss the connection between oral health and overall health
- Build lasting patient relationships
- Use modern technology, including Overjet, to support patient education
- Collaborate closely with doctors and the clinical team
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
What We're Looking For
- Active Colorado Dental Hygienist license, or eligibility for licensure
- CPR/BLS certification
- Strong clinical hygiene skills
- Excellent patient communication
- Team-oriented and dependable
- Commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care
- Comfortable learning and using modern dental technology
- Experience with Open Dental, Dentrix, or similar software is helpful
New graduates are welcome. Mentorship and professional development are available to help you build confidence and continue growing clinically.
About Prestige Dental Centers
Prestige Dental Centers serves Colorado Springs with a mission of providing first-class dental care while helping patients feel more comfortable and less fearful of dentistry. The practice combines a gentle approach with advanced technology and comprehensive care for patients of all ages.
Our culture emphasizes compassion, learning and growth, positive team spirit, high standards, and community.
Let's Talk
- If you're looking for $55–$65/hr target earnings, a $5,000 sign-on bonus, strong benefits, modern dentistry, and a team that values great hygienists, we'd love to meet you.
- Apply today to learn more about joining Prestige Dental Centers.
Key Responsibilities
Provide preventive and periodontal hygiene care, including assessments, charting, and scaling and root planing. Educate patients on oral health and maintain accurate clinical documentation while collaborating with the dental team.
Requirements
Requires an active Colorado Dental Hygienist license or eligibility for licensure and CPR/BLS certification. Candidates should possess strong clinical skills, excellent communication abilities, and comfort with modern dental technology.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $121k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 63% 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 | $114k–$135k | Dental Hygienist median $137k (middle half $130k–$146k)32 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$121k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygiene listings in Colorado | 87 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dental hygienist listings in Colorado | 188 active | 5,987 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 48% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $5k sign-on | Colorado healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 11% offer loan repayment188 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 793 in the last 30 days | 438 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at Elevate Dental Partners 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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