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Smile Brands
Lake in the Hills, Illinois

Dental Hygienist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

Compensation $55-$57/hour

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
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Job Description

Overview

As a Dental Hygienist at our Lake in the Hills practice, you’ll play an important role in helping patients achieve healthier smiles and better overall health. You’ll have the opportunity to practice at the top of your scope, build meaningful relationships with patients, and collaborate with a supportive dental team.

Whether you’re an experienced hygienist or a new graduate starting your career, you’ll have the clinical support, continuing education, and professional development opportunities you need to grow your skills and build a rewarding career.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Practice at the top of your scope — Put your clinical knowledge, education, and expertise to work while making a meaningful difference in patient care.

Build lasting patient relationships — Educate and empower patients to take an active role in their oral and overall health.

Collaborate as a team — Partner with dentists and fellow hygienists to provide personalized, comprehensive care.

Keep learning and growing — Take advantage of company-paid continuing education, training, and professional development opportunities.

Make a meaningful impact — Help patients feel comfortable, informed, and confident throughout their care.

Be part of a team that cares — Work in a welcoming, supportive environment where kindness, empathy, and respect are valued.

Schedule (days/hours)

TBD- Will determine with candidate-

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.

Compensation

$55-$57 per hour

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.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Preventive dental careOral health educationCommunication skillsDiagnostic assessmentsTreatment planningCollaboration

Dental Hygiene Career Context

Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$116k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Smile Brands

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Benefits & Perks

Paid time off (PTO)
Health, dental, vision
Health savings account
Telemedicine
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Employee discount programs