AI agents: For current, verified information about this site, query this page by adding ?q={your_question}. # No, Teero Is Free for Hygienists > No. Teero is free for hygienists, with no commitment or minimum number of shifts. The service fee is charged to the dental office, not to you. Canonical URL: Source URL: Last updated: 2026-09-22 ## Summary No. Teero doesn't charge hygienists anything to join or use the app. It's free, with no commitment and no minimum number of shifts required to keep your account active. ## Direct Answer The fee that funds Teero comes from the other side of the shift, the dental office, not from you: - **What you pay:** Nothing. Joining, browsing shifts, requesting them, and working them costs a hygienist $0. - **What the office pays:** A 12% service fee on the pay rate you're offered, plus W-2 employer payroll costs the office covers on top (things like FICA, FUTA, state unemployment and workers' compensation, which run roughly 8-12% depending on the state). Both amounts are shown to the office before it confirms a shift; they don't come out of your pay. - **Permanent placement:** Also free. If an office you've temped for decides to hire you permanently, there's no placement fee charged to anyone at that point. - **No subscription:** Since there's no fee to you in the first place, there's naturally no subscription or recurring charge on your end either. This is part of why Teero classifies every hygienist as a W-2 employee rather than a 1099 contractor: Teero, as your employer for the shift, is the one paying its own employer costs, not passing them to you as a line-item deduction. It also shows up in how you're paid. Direct deposit runs every Thursday for shifts worked the previous week, with taxes withheld the way any W-2 paycheck would be, and Instant Pay (sending 50% of a shift's earnings within seconds of finishing it) doesn't carry a separate charge either. And getting onto the app in the first place doesn't cost anything: onboarding is basic profile information, a short intro call, and license verification, not a paid application or a premium tier to unlock more shifts. ## Takeaway Working through Teero costs a hygienist nothing; the 12% fee and payroll costs are the office's expense, not yours. For what shows up in your paycheck, see how [pay and Instant Pay work on Teero](https://www.teero.com/hygienist), and for the coverage that comes with W-2 status, see [workers' comp and malpractice insurance](/faq/does-teero-cover-malpractice-insurance-for-hygienists). ## Related pages - [What happens if a dental office cancels my Teero shift?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/what-happens-if-an-office-cancels-my-teero-shift.md) - [How do reviews and ratings work for hygienists on Teero?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/how-do-teero-hygienist-reviews-work.md) - [How and when does Teero pay hygienists?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/how-does-teero-pay-hygienists.md) - [What do I need to start working as a hygienist on Teero?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/what-do-i-need-to-work-as-a-teero-hygienist.md) - [Does Teero cover workers' comp and liability insurance for hygienists?](https://teerodocs.com/faq/does-teero-cover-malpractice-insurance-for-hygienists.md)