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First Choice Dental
West Bend, Wisconsin

Dental Hygienist - Pewaukee

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Job Description

Dental Hygienist

Come Find Your Groove

Maybe you already like your job. Maybe you’re burned out. Come join an exciting Madison practice that is expanding to Pewaukee.

Maybe you’re simply wondering whether there is a dental practice where the schedule, culture, equipment, leadership, and people actually match what you were promised when you were hired.

There is.

Come see what hygiene can feel like at First Choice Dental.

At First Choice Dental, hygienists are trusted clinical partners. Your observations matter. Your recommendations matter. Your time matters.

We’re looking for a Dental Hygienist who wants a career where great patient care, great teamwork, and a life outside of work can actually coexist.

What Makes Hygiene Here Different?

You are supported from day one. First Choice is invested in helping you build confidence, sharpen your skills, and succeed long after orientation ends.

Your clinical voice matters. Our hygienists work side by side with doctors and are encouraged to share observations, recommendations, and concerns. This is collaborative patient care built on communication and mutual respect — not a hierarchy where your input gets ignored.

You can put the sharpening stone away. Seriously. Each hygienist has their own instrument sets, and First Choice Dental professionally examines, sharpens, and replaces instruments when needed. You should be focused on your patients, not wondering whether your scaler is going to make it through the day.

You get the resources without losing the relationships. First Choice Dental is locally rooted and clinician-led. You have the technology, resources, training, and support of an established organization while still working in a community practice where people know each other and care about the team around them.

What You’ll Love

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Flexible scheduling that respects life outside of work
  • Dedicated hygiene mentorship and ongoing professional development
  • Doctors who value your clinical judgment
  • Modern technology and well-maintained equipment
  • Professionally sharpened and replaced instruments
  • Opportunities to learn, grow, and advance
  • A supportive team that genuinely enjoys working together
  • A culture built around trust, collaboration, and taking care of one another

The Culture Is Real

A lot of companies say they are “like family.”

For us, that means something.

We train together. We celebrate together. We help each other solve problems. We know one another beyond our job titles. And when someone needs support — personally or professionally — the team shows up.

Our culture is built around a simple belief: Take exceptional care of your people, and they can take exceptional care of their patients.

Who We’re Looking For

  • Holds or is actively pursuing a Wisconsin dental hygiene license
  • Loves educating patients and building long-term relationships
  • Wants to be treated as a valued clinical professional
  • Enjoys collaborating with doctors and teammates
  • Takes pride in providing excellent periodontal and preventive care
  • Wants to keep learning, growing, and enjoying the career they worked hard to build

Key Responsibilities

The dental hygienist will provide high-quality periodontal and preventive care while collaborating closely with doctors and the clinical team. They are responsible for patient education and maintaining a professional, supportive environment within the practice.

Requirements

Candidates must hold or be actively pursuing a Wisconsin dental hygiene license. The role requires a commitment to collaborative patient care and a desire for ongoing professional growth.

Key Skills

Periodontal careClinical collaborationInstrument maintenance

Dental Hygiene Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs

12
<$105k
9
$105k-125k
5
$125k-145k
3
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Dental Hygienist

Independence Dental Services LP · Chicago, Illinois

$75/hr
#2

Dental Hygienist

Platinum Dental Services · Colorado Springs, Colorado

$65-$75/hr
#3

Dental Hygienist

$65-$70/hr
#4

Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)

$65-$67/hr
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 5.7
Better work-life than 70% of Dental Hygienist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,151 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in West Bend

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$351k
Typical market rent
$1,394/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About First Choice Dental

Medical Practices
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation and benefits
Flexible scheduling
Dedicated hygiene mentorship
Ongoing professional development
Modern technology
Professionally sharpened and replaced instruments