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Smile Brands
Waunakee, Wisconsin

Dental Hygienist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$55/hr

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Dental Hygienist – Join Our Growing Team at Midwest Dental Waunakee

Help shape the future of a thriving practice.

At Midwest Dental Waunakee, supported by Smile Brands, we're growing—and because of that growth, we're expanding our clinical team and welcoming an additional doctor to better serve our community. This is an exciting opportunity for a Dental Hygienist who wants more than just a job. You'll join a collaborative, patient-centered practice where your expertise is valued, your schedule stays productive, and your impact is felt every day.

Here, you'll enjoy the close-knit feel of private practice with the strength, technology, continuing education, and career opportunities of a trusted national organization.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Be part of an exciting growth story. Join a successful, expanding practice that's investing in its future, its patients, and its team.

Practice at the top of your license. Deliver exceptional preventive care while utilizing the latest technology and evidence-based clinical protocols.

Build meaningful patient relationships. Become a trusted partner in helping patients achieve healthier smiles through education, prevention, and personalized care.

Supportive doctors and teammates. Work alongside an experienced, collaborative clinical team that values your expertise and encourages open communication.

Grow your career. Take advantage of company-paid continuing education, mentorship, leadership development, and opportunities to expand your clinical skills.

Stability with flexibility. Enjoy the warmth and autonomy of private practice backed by the resources, benefits, and support of Smile Brands.

What You'll Do

  • Deliver outstanding preventive and periodontal care while maintaining the highest clinical standards.
  • Perform comprehensive patient assessments, screenings, periodontal charting, radiographs, and preventive treatments.
  • Educate patients on oral health, home care, and treatment recommendations that improve long-term outcomes.
  • Partner closely with doctors and the dental team to provide seamless, patient-focused care.
  • Build trust with patients while creating positive experiences that keep them returning for years to come.
  • Help foster a welcoming, collaborative culture where patients and teammates feel valued.

What You'll Bring

  • Current Dental Hygienist license (or ability to obtain licensure in Wisconsin).
  • Passion for providing exceptional patient care.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Commitment to clinical excellence and lifelong learning.
  • A positive, team-first attitude and desire to contribute to a growing practice.

If you're looking for a practice where you'll be appreciated, challenged, supported, and excited to come to work each day, we'd love to meet you. Come grow with Midwest Dental Waunakee and make a lasting impact on the health of your community.

Schedule (days/hours)

Monday 8am-4:30p, Tuesday 8am-4:30pm, Wednesday 8am-4:30pm, Thursday 8am-4:30pm

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

  • Deliver high-quality standard of care through preventive treatments, diagnostics, and evidence-based protocols.
  • Educate and motivate patients toward better oral and overall health.
  • Collaborate with dentists and hygiene teammates to co-diagnose and personalize treatment.
  • Create a welcoming, judgement-free environment for every patient.
  • Stay current with new technologies and instruments that advance care.

Qualifications

Who We’re Looking For

  • A licensed dental hygienist who is passionate about patient care, education, and practicing at the top of their scope to improve oral health outcomes.
  • Either an active state hygiene license or eligibility to become licensed (new grads are welcome!)
  • A current CPR certification

Compensation

$50-$55

About Us

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.

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Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Dental hygienePatient assessmentOral health educationClinical documentationTeamworkTreatment planning

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 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 28% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist at Smile Brands a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dental Hygienist — ranked against 2,151 active Dental Hygienist listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Dental Hygienist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 21 employers

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<$110k
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$110k-125k
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$125k-140k
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$146k
2
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
61% this job
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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$65-$75/hr
#3

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$65-$70/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.4
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.

Living in Waunakee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$491k
Typical market rent
$2,076/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
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 · Madison, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Smile Brands

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Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health savings account
Telemedicine
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance