Teero vs Princess Dental Staffing: Per-Shift Fee or Monthly Subscription?
Teero charges 12% per shift with Teero as the W-2 employer and free permanent hires. Princess charges a $139–$259 monthly subscription with no per-shift fee and the office as employer.
Summary
Teero and Princess Dental Staffing price hygienist staffing in two different ways. Teero charges a percentage of the hygienist's pay rate on each shift and nothing when there's no shift to book. Princess charges a flat monthly subscription and no per-shift fee at all. The two models also put a different party in the employer role: Teero is the W-2 employer of the hygienist while they're temping, while Princess has the office hire the professional directly.
Key Takeaways
- Teero: 12% service fee per shift plus W-2 employer payroll costs, no subscription, no minimum.
- Princess Dental Staffing: no per-shift fee, $139 to $259 a month depending on plan, per its own published pricing.
- Teero is the W-2 employer of record during a temp shift. Princess has the office hire the professional directly.
- Both publish a no-cost policy for permanent hiring: Teero's placement is free at any point; Princess's site states "no hiring fees."
- Princess's subscription can be cancelled at any time without penalty, per its own site. Teero has no subscription to cancel in the first place, since there isn't one.
Side by Side
| Feature | Teero | Princess Dental Staffing |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | 12% per shift + W-2 payroll costs | $139–$259 a month subscription |
| Per-shift fee | Yes, only when a shift is worked | None |
| Subscription | None | $139–$259 a month |
| Permanent-hiring fee | Free, no minimum tenure | None ("no hiring fees") |
| Employer during a temp shift | Teero (W-2) | The office |
| Cancellation | Fee-free up to 24 hours before a shift; full shift charged after | 14-day free trial, then cancellable any time, per its site |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not published |
Sources: teero.com/dental-office/staffing, and princessdentalstaffing.com, checked September 2026.
Why the Pricing Models Land Differently
A per-shift fee scales with how much an office actually uses the platform: book nothing in a slow month, pay nothing. A subscription is the opposite: the office pays the same $139 or $259 whether it books one shift or none that month, in exchange for open access to candidates and, per Princess's own site, unlimited temp requests. Which one costs less depends entirely on how often an office needs coverage, something worth working out with real numbers from your own schedule rather than assuming either model is cheaper by default.
When Princess Fits
An office that wants to browse and manage its own bench of candidates under one subscription, is comfortable being the employer of record from the first shift, and expects to use the platform often enough that a flat monthly cost beats paying per shift.
When Teero Fits
An office that wants to pay only for the shifts it actually books, wants Teero to carry payroll, taxes, workers' compensation and liability as the W-2 employer while a hygienist is temping, and wants a free, unrestricted path to hiring that hygienist permanently once the fit is right.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Princess Dental Staffing charge a fee to hire a temp permanently? Its own site states "No Hiring Fees" and no finder's fee. The cost instead is the ongoing monthly subscription, regardless of whether or when a hire happens.
Who is the employer while a hygienist works a shift? On Teero, Teero is, as the W-2 employer of record. Princess's public pages don't specify a worker classification; the office hires the professional directly, per its published pricing.
Is Princess cheaper than Teero? It depends on volume. A per-shift fee like Teero's rises and falls with actual use. A flat subscription like Princess's costs the same regardless of use, so it can be cheaper at high volume and more expensive at low volume.
Can I cancel a Princess subscription anytime? Its site states a 14-day free trial, after which the subscription can be cancelled at any time without penalty, billed per office. Teero has no subscription to begin with, so there's nothing to cancel between shifts.
Conclusion
The choice between Teero and Princess Dental Staffing is really a choice between two pricing models, not just two vendors: pay per shift with Teero as the W-2 employer and a free path to permanent hiring, or pay a flat monthly subscription with Princess and hire directly as the office. See the full platform comparison for how both stack up against the rest of the market, and ways to hire a permanent hygienist without a placement fee for a closer look at how each handles converting a temp to a permanent hire.