Dental Hygienist
Listed compensation
$47.95/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
$47.95 / hour
At CoreCivic, we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. CoreCivic is currently seeking Dental Hygienists who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting.
The incumbent should be able to perform all of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the job performance requirements
- Perform scaling, cleaning and polishing of teeth.
- Render Treatment to gums and tissue surrounding teeth.
- Develop and conduct a dental health education program, instruct inmates/residents in preventive dental techniques
- Take and develop dental x-rays as directed
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Spend a minimum of 75% of time performing duties which involve direct contract with inmates/residents.
Qualifications
- Must be licensed and/or certified as a dental hygienist in the state of employment.
- A valid driver's license is preferred, unless required by contract or applicable statute.
- Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age.
- CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability/Veteran.
Key Responsibilities
Perform dental hygiene procedures including scaling, cleaning, polishing, and taking dental x-rays. Develop and conduct dental health education programs for inmates while maintaining direct contact for at least 75% of the time.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 28% have no call, 73% require no weekends.
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Living in Eloy
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $248k
- Median resident rent
- $978/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 29 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.3
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.