Dental Hygienist
$10,000 Sign-on Bonus!
Lead Dental Hygienist
Help Build a Hygiene Department from the Ground Up
Metro Dentalcare – Shakopee | Shakopee, MN
Full-Time | Lead Dental Hygienist
Are you an experienced Dental Hygienist who is ready to take the next step in your career?
Metro Dentalcare – Shakopee is looking for a Lead Dental Hygienist who wants more than a full schedule and a routine day.
We’re looking for someone who is excited by the opportunity to help build, shape, and lead a growing hygiene department from the ground up.
This is an opportunity to bring your experience, ideas, and leadership skills to a developing practice while continuing to provide the exceptional patient care you’re passionate about.
Why This Opportunity Is Different
You won’t simply be stepping into an established system.
You’ll have a voice in building it.
As our Lead Dental Hygienist, you’ll work closely with practice leadership to establish strong clinical standards, create efficient workflows, support future team members, and help develop a hygiene department that both patients and team members are proud to be part of.
What You’ll Do
* Help develop efficient hygiene workflows, protocols, and scheduling standards
* Establish consistent clinical and periodontal care expectations
* Support the onboarding, training, and development of future hygiene team members in partnership with Regional and Sub-Regional Mentors
* Foster strong communication and collaboration between hygiene, doctors, and the business team
* Help strengthen patient retention, reappointment, treatment acceptance, and overall hygiene performance
* Identify opportunities to improve the patient experience and make day-to-day operations more effective
* Serve as a clinical leader, resource, and positive role model for the hygiene team
* Help create a culture built around Family, Quality, Integrity, Compassion, Teamwork, and Fun
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for an experienced hygienist who:
* Takes ownership and enjoys being a leader
* Is confident bringing new ideas and solutions to the table
* Enjoys mentoring and supporting fellow team members
* Values clinical excellence and patient-centered care
* Communicates well and works collaboratively with doctors and the entire practice team
* Is comfortable in a growing environment where things are being built and improved
* Enjoys problem-solving and finding better ways to work
* Wants the opportunity to make a meaningful impact beyond their own patient schedule
What You’ll Gain
* Competitive benefits including health insurance and retirement savings plans, six paid holidays and PTO (paid time off)
* Continuing education to provide you opportunity to develop your full potential and enhance your clinical skills to provide education and care to your patients.
* Access to an expansive network of mentors with 1:1 hygiene ment...
- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Chanhassen, US-MN
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Medical
- Recruiter: Heartland Dental
- Contact: Not Specified
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: 110341-J9-expVer-5
- Posted: 2026-08-26 10:30:50 -
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