Dental Hygienist
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Smile Brands
Altoona, WI, US
Summary
The Traveling Dental Hygienist will provide preventive and periodontal care across multiple office locations while educating patients on oral health. They will collaborate with dental teams to ensure high-quality, personalized treatment and maintain accurate clinical documentation.
Job Description
Overview
Traveling Dental Hygienist – Eau Claire Market, WI
Midwest Dental | Supported by Smile Brands
Love being a Dental Hygienist but want more variety in your workday? Join our traveling hygiene team!
Midwest Dental is looking for a Traveling Dental Hygienist to support several of our offices throughout the Eau Claire market. This is a great opportunity for a hygienist who enjoys meeting new people, working with different dental teams, and making a meaningful impact across multiple communities.
As a Traveling Dental Hygienist, you'll provide exceptional patient care at different Midwest Dental locations based on office needs. You'll enjoy the variety of working in multiple practices while being part of a supportive organization that values your clinical expertise, professional growth, and contributions.
Whether you're an experienced hygienist looking for a change of pace or someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, this role offers the opportunity to expand your experience while helping our teams deliver outstanding patient care.
Why You'll Love This Role
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Variety in your workday. Support multiple Midwest Dental offices throughout the Eau Claire market, experiencing different teams, patients, and practice environments.
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Make an impact where you're needed most. Help our offices maintain continuity of care and ensure patients receive the preventive services they need.
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Practice at the top of your scope. Use your clinical skills and expertise to provide comprehensive hygiene care, patient education, and personalized treatment.
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Enjoy autonomy with support. Bring your clinical expertise to each office while collaborating with dentists and dental teams who value your contributions.
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Expand your professional experience. Gain exposure to different practice environments, strengthen your clinical skills, and build relationships with colleagues across the market.
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Keep growing. Access company-paid continuing education, training, and professional development opportunities.
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The best of both worlds. Enjoy the patient-focused feel of local dental practices with the resources, benefits, and stability of Smile Brands.
What You'll Do
As a Traveling Dental Hygienist, you'll play an important role in supporting our Eau Claire-area offices and ensuring patients continue to receive high-quality care.
You'll provide preventive and periodontal hygiene services, educate patients on their oral and overall health, and collaborate with dentists and dental teams to deliver personalized treatment.
You'll travel between designated Midwest Dental offices based on staffing needs, bringing your clinical expertise, flexibility, and positive attitude to each location.
Your ability to adapt to different teams and practice environments will help create a welcoming experience for patients while supporting the success of our offices.
What We're Looking For
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An active Wisconsin Dental Hygienist license.
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A passion for delivering exceptional patient care and building meaningful relationships.
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Flexibility and a willingness to travel between Midwest Dental offices throughout the Eau Claire market.
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Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with different dental teams.
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A positive, adaptable approach and a commitment to providing quality care.
Ready for a Hygiene Career With More Variety?
If you love patient care, enjoy working with different teams, and want the opportunity to make an impact across multiple practices, we'd love to meet you!
Join Midwest Dental as a Traveling Dental Hygienist in the Eau Claire market and bring your skills to the communities that need you most.
Schedule (days/hours)
Flexible
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
$46-$51 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 [email protected].
It all starts with a smile.
Smile Brands has built a rewarding culture around Smiles for Everyone™. The simple idea that every interaction is an opportunity to create happiness.
The result is happier doctors, happier team members, and happier patients.
Employees repeatedly vote Smile Brands as one of the nation’s best places to work. Patients recommend their experiences to family and friends. Partner doctors rave about the support and peace of mind they receive from a Smile Brands transition.
When everyone wins, everyone smiles.
Founded
1998
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, California
It all starts with a smile.
Smile Brands has built a rewarding culture around Smiles for Everyone™. The simple idea that every interaction is an opportunity to create happiness.
The result is happier doctors, happier team members, and happier patients.
Employees repeatedly vote Smile Brands as one of the nation’s best places to work. Patients recommend their experiences to family and friends. Partner doctors rave about the support and peace of mind they receive from a Smile Brands transition.
When everyone wins, everyone smiles.
Founded
1998
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, California
