Dental Hygienist

DentalNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – ThursdayWeekdays only

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Job Description

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) — 4-Day Week, No Weekends

$75/hr Guaranteed + Bonus | Fee-for-Service Boutique Practice | Lincoln Square, Chicago

We're a fee-for-service boutique practice in Lincoln Square built around relationships and unhurried, quality care. No insurance treadmill. Just a calm, professional team that does excellent dentistry.

Why You'll Love It Here

  • $75/hour guaranteed — or 25% of your net collections, whichever is higher. Your floor never depends on the schedule; your ceiling is up to you.
  • Bonus opportunities with clear, achievable hygiene incentives.
  • Real time with patients: 60-minute recare appointments, never rushed.
  • AI charting that writes your notes for you: spend your time with patients, not your evenings finishing documentation.
  • 4-day week: No weekends, no late nights.
  • A calm, supportive, drama-free team that has your back.
  • You're respected as a provider — your clinical judgment is trusted.

What You'll Do

Deliver comprehensive hygiene and periodontal care, partner with patients on long-term oral health, and work alongside a team that genuinely enjoys working together.

What We're Looking For

  • Active Illinois RDH license
  • Strong clinical skills and a warm, patient-centered chairside manner
  • A team player who values a calm, professional environment
  • Experienced hygienists and new grads welcome — new grads get real mentorship, not sink-or-swim

Benefits

  • Medical insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO) — applicable if schedule is 30+ hrs/week
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Employee dental care discounts
  • CE allowance
  • Long-term stability in a growing practice

Ready to enjoy hygiene again? We'd love to meet you.

Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL | 4 days/week, Mon–Thu | $75/hr guaranteed + bonus

Key Responsibilities

Deliver comprehensive dental hygiene and periodontal care to patients in a boutique practice setting. Partner with patients to promote long-term oral health while maintaining accurate clinical records using AI charting tools.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Illinois Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) license. Strong clinical skills and a professional, patient-centered approach are required, with the position open to both experienced hygienists and new graduates.

Key Skills

Patient-centered careOral health education

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at Independence Dental Services LP a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dental Hygiene — ranked against 1,875 active Dental Hygiene listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Dental Hygiene Career Context

Independence Dental Services LP holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 13 active listings.

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

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).

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

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Salary Distribution26 jobs · 20 employers

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$110k-125k
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$125k-140k
0
$140k-155k
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$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs

401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
58% this job
Sign-on bonus
47% this job
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.8
Better work-life than 80% of Dental Hygiene listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,875 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$356k
Typical market rent
$2,342/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Independence Dental Services LP

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO)
401(k)
Paid time off and paid holidays
Employee dental care discounts
CE allowance
Bonus opportunities