Dental Hygienist

Cedar Bend Dental Care; Lexington (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus

Hygiene mentorship program

Professional growth opportunities

Strong clinical support

Team environment

Job summary

Cedar Bend Dental Care in Minnesota is seeking a Dental Hygienist who thrives in a supportive team and values patient relationships. You will provide preventive and periodontal care, educate patients, and collaborate with the doctor and clinical staff to deliver exceptional care.

Join a practice that emphasizes autonomy, top-of-licence practice, and ongoing education. A strong mentorship and growth path is available within Heartland Dental’s network.

Qualifications

• Minnesota hygiene license current.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene.
• CPR certification.
• Experience with Velscope, Diagnodent, digital x-rays and EMR systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive preventive and periodontal hygiene care.
• Build trusting relationships with patients.
• Educate patients about oral health and treatment needs.
• Collaborate with the doctor and clinical team.
• Deliver an exceptional patient experience at every visit.
• Continue developing clinical skills through mentorship and education.

Skills

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Dental hygiene degree (AS/BSc)

Tools

Velscope

Diagnodent

Digital x-rays

Digital scanner

EMR systems

Job description

$10,000 Welcome Bonus | Dental Hygienist

Looking for a Hygiene Team Where You Can Actually Thrive?

Cedar Bend Dental Care is looking for a Dental Hygienist to join our team! If you’re looking for an office where you can focus on patient care, build meaningful relationships, and feel supported by your team, we’d love to meet you.

Why Cedar Bend Dental Care?

We believe great hygiene care starts with giving hygienists the time, autonomy, and support they need to do their best work.

$10,000 Welcome Bonus

• Supportive, collaborative team environment
• Full hygienist autonomy
• with the ability to practice at the top of your license
• Quality time with your patients — not a rushed, high-volume environment
• Focus on patient education and long-term relationships, not high‑pressure sales
• Modern technology and clinical resources
• Opportunities for continuing education and professional growth
• Dedicated Hygiene Mentor Program
• Strong support from doctors and the entire clinical team
• A practice culture built around teamwork, communication, and exceptional patient care

What You’ll Do

As a Dental Hygienist, you’ll play an essential role in helping our patients achieve and maintain lifelong oral health. You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Provide comprehensive preventive and periodontal hygiene care
• Build trusting relationships with your patients
• Educate patients about their oral health and treatment needs
• Collaborate with the doctor and clinical team
• Deliver an exceptional patient experience at every visit
• Continue developing your clinical skills through mentorship and education

Why Heartland Dental?

Cedar Bend Dental Care is supported by Heartland Dental, giving you the best of both worlds: the feel of a local practice with the resources and support of one of the nation’s largest dental support organizations.

Heartland Dental supports more than 3,000 doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia, while allowing supported doctors to maintain clinical autonomy and establish their own care philosophies.

If you’re ready to find an office where you’re valued, supported, and trusted to provide exceptional patient care, Cedar Bend Dental Care could be the place for you.

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 mentorship support and networking opportunities available at your fingertips
• Unparalleled business support and the highest quality supplies and labs to deliver exceptional patient care
• Opportunity to be a part of a secure company with 20+ years of industry leading experience that provides a stable career with unlimited growth potential

Minimum Qualifications

Current Hygiene license in Minnesota and an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene

• Excellent working knowledge of dentistry, dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation
• CPR Certification
• Preferred Experience: Experienced and New Grads welcome to apply
• 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

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?

Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non‑clinical administrative support services to more than 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in over 1,900+ dental 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 retain clinical autonomy. All Heartland Dental supported doctors are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve.

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.