Dental Hygienist

Dental Hygienist at Machesney Park Family Dental summary:

A Dental Hygienist at Machesney Park Family Dental provides patient-centered oral health care, including dental hygiene procedures, patient screening, and medical history documentation. This role requires a licensed hygienist skilled in modern dental technology and committed to preventive care within a supportive, family-friendly environment. The position supports a growing dental practice focused on quality patient experiences and continuous clinical growth.

? Dental Hygienist Needed – Join Our Caring Team! ?
? Machesney Park Family Dental – Machesney Park, IL

Our amazing hygienist is moving on to a new chapter, and we’re looking for the right person to step into their shoes. If you're a compassionate, skilled Dental Hygienist who values teamwork and patient care, we’d love to meet you!

Why Join Us?
✅ Supportive, family-friendly environment
✅ Competitive pay and benefits
✅ Modern office with a focus on comfort and care
✅ A team that truly values your role and contributions

What We’re Looking For:
✔️ Licensed Dental Hygienist in Illinois
✔️ Friendly, dependable, and detail-oriented
✔️ Passionate about helping patients achieve their best oral health

This is a great opportunity to join a well-established practice with a loyal patient base and a team that feels like family.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current dental hygienist license in ILand an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene (where required)
• Excellent working knowledge of dentistry, dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation
• CPR Certification

Preferred Experience

• Experience using Velscope, Diagnodent, digital scanner, digital x-rays and electronic medical record systems
• Desire to continue learning and grow clinical skills to meet needs of patients and provide preventative care and overall maintenance of patients’ dental health
• Clinical needs as required by office
• New grads and experienced hygienists welcome to apply!

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform essential duties as deemed necessary by the Office/ Doctor/ Heartland Dental with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position
• Prolonged periods sitting and standing
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 45 pounds at times
• Availability to attend virtual training sessions (or in-person) periodically throughout the year
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for both team members and patients, a tuberculosis (TB) test is required for all new hires in dental office positions. This is a standard requirement for dental office roles and must be completed prior to starting employment. The test will be arranged during the pre-employment process, and any necessary guidance or paperwork will be provided. Not applicable in the state of FL & TN.
  

Who is Heartland Dental?

As the largest and one of the fastest growing Dental Support Organizations, Heartland Dental provides exceptional service to its more than 2,300 supported doctors in 38 states and over 1,400 supported offices. Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported Doctors are the leaders of their practice and set forth their own clinical care philosophies. With the largest network of doctors, we are founded by a doctor for doctors with a mission to support dentists and their teams as they deliver the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve while providing exceptional careers and creating value for our stakeholders.

At Heartland Dental, we’re committed to living our core values which promote diversity and inclusion. We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.

Keywords:

dental hygiene, oral health, patient care, dental screening, dental technology, digital x-rays, preventive care, licensed dental hygienist, teamwork, clinical skills