Dental Hygienist 39760
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Job Description
- Dental Hygienist – Acierno Dental
- Great Care Starts With a Great Team!
Looking for a dental home where your skills are valued, your voice matters, and you can build a career you're excited about? We'd love to meet you!
At Acierno Dental, we believe great patient care starts with a team that feels supported, appreciated, and empowered to do what they love.
We're looking for a Dental Hygienist who is passionate about patient care, enjoys building lasting relationships, and wants to make a meaningful difference in the lives of their patients. Here, you'll have the opportunity to practice at the top of your license, put your clinical expertise to work, and collaborate with a team that values your contributions.
Whether you're an experienced hygienist looking for a fresh start or a new graduate ready to launch your career, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your skills, and build a rewarding career in a welcoming environment.
Why You'll Love Being Part of Our Team
Practice with Confidence and Autonomy – Put your clinical knowledge, education, and expertise to work while providing personalized care and making a meaningful difference in your patients' health.
Build Relationships That Matter – Get to know your patients, earn their trust, and empower them to take an active role in their oral and overall health.
Work With a Team That Has Your Back – Collaborate with dentists and fellow hygienists who value communication, teamwork, and creating exceptional patient experiences.
Invest in Your Growth – Take advantage of company-paid continuing education, mentorship, ongoing training, and professional development opportunities to expand your clinical skills.
Make Every Patient Visit Count – Help patients feel comfortable, educated, and confident while creating positive experiences that keep them coming back.
Feel Valued and Appreciated – Join a welcoming, supportive environment where kindness, empathy, respect, and genuine teamwork are part of everyday life.
Your Next Chapter Starts Here!
You deserve more than just another hygiene position. You deserve a workplace where your clinical expertise is respected, your professional growth is encouraged, and you feel appreciated for the difference you make every day.
At Acierno Dental, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, build meaningful patient relationships, and become part of a team that genuinely wants to see you succeed.
Bring your passion for patient care. We'll provide the support to help you thrive!
Ready to find your next dental home? We'd love to meet you!
Apply today and grow with Acierno Dental!.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality preventive dental hygiene care using evidence-based protocols.
- Perform appropriate assessments, diagnostics and preventive treatments within your scope of practice.
- Educate patients on oral hygiene, prevention and the connection between oral and overall health.
- Build trusting relationships with patients and create a welcoming, judgment-free experience.
- Collaborate with dentists and hygiene teammates to identify patient needs and personalize treatment.
- Stay current with dental technologies, instruments and best practices that enhance patient care.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and follow applicable safety and compliance standards.
Qualifications
- Licensed Dental Hygienist or eligible to become licensed in the state of practice.
- New graduates are welcome!
- Current CPR certification.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Passion for patient care, education and prevention.
- Commitment to providing an exceptional patient experience.
- A collaborative, positive approach to working with patients and teammates.
About
Benefits are determined by employment status/hours worked and include paid time off (“PTO”), health, dental, vision, health savings account, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, employee discount programs, pet insurance, and a 401k plan. As a dental hygienist, you'll also enjoy complimentary CEs and access to other internal training opportunities to support your growth.
Smile Brands supports over 650 affiliated dental practices across 28 states all focused on a single mission of delivering Smiles For Everyone!® Smiles for patients, providers, employees, and community partners. Everyone. Our growing portfolio of affiliated dental brands and practice models range from large regional brands to uniquely branded local practices. This role is associated with the affiliated dental office listed at the top of the job posting on our career site.
Smile Brands Inc. and all Affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), protected hair style and texture (The CROWN Act), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@smilebrands.com.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Dental Hygiene Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Dental Hygienist median $109k (middle half $99k–$111k)36 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Illinois index 100.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dental Hygienist listings in Illinois | 190 active | 5,718 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 44% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois healthcare professional listings: 34% state a sign-on bonus (median $18k) · 7% offer loan repayment190 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dental Hygiene listings | 704 in the last 30 days | 489 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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