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Ascension
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Dentist

DentalFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Milwaukee, WI
  • Facility: Seton Dental Clinic
  • Schedule: Full Time (.9 FTE)
  • Base salary: Hourly rate - $103.24 / hour
  • CME Allowance: $4,000 for full time
  • Relocation Allowance: $10,000

Malpractice Coverage with Tail

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type

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Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits

Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

How you’ll make an impact in this role

This is an exceptional opportunity for a Public Health Dentist to join our team and provide essential dental care services to children within school settings. This position involves working in a mobile dental clinic, delivering preventive and restorative dental services to students in underserved communities.

Elevate Pediatric Clinical Care: Deliver comprehensive and compassionate dental services—including examinations, cleanings, fillings, and necessary extractions—to school-aged children, prioritizing patient comfort and creating positive early dental experiences.

Champion Preventive Oral Health: Act as a key educator, coaching students and school personnel on essential oral hygiene practices and instilling lifelong habits for preventive dental care.

Drive Coordinated Treatment Plans: Develop detailed, ongoing treatment plans for students and actively coordinate with parents or guardians to facilitate follow-up appointments and ensure continuity of care.

Ensure Mobile Clinic Excellence: Support the smooth, daily operation of our mobile dental clinic, assisting with efficient scheduling, managing equipment maintenance, and ensuring precise inventory control.

Engage and Collaborate: Serve as an ambassador for oral health awareness, actively collaborating with school administrators, teachers, and local health groups to promote community-wide education. Flexibility to attend community events outside of normal hours on an as-needed basis is key to this outreach.

Uphold Professional Standards: Maintain meticulous patient records and comprehensive documentation, rigorously implementing quality assurance measures to ensure all services meet the highest professional standards and legal compliance requirements.

About the Facility / Mobile Dental Program

The Ascension Seton Dental Urgent Care Clinics provide access to critical and urgent care dental services to those living in poverty. As part of Ascension Wisconsin’s commitment to better meet the health needs of the communities we’re privileged to serve.

The mobile dental program is a mobile dental clinic and two portable dental chairs that provides urgent care dental services to children and adults in community setting.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Dentist credentialed from the Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Doctor of Optometry (OD) or Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) required.

What additional preferences we're seeking

Pediatric dental experience.

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.

E-Verify Statement

Employer does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive preventive and restorative dental care to school-aged children using a mobile dental clinic. Collaborate with school administrators and parents to coordinate treatment plans and promote community oral health awareness.

Requirements

Requires a DDS, DMD, or equivalent dental degree and licensure from the Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board. Must obtain BLS Provider certification within 30 days of hire; pediatric experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Preventive DentistryRestorative DentistryPediatric Dental CarePatient EducationTreatment PlanningMobile Clinic OperationsPatient Record DocumentationCommunity OutreachOral Hygiene Coaching

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 32% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$215k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $228k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution23 jobs · 16 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 16 employers

CME allowance
65% this job
401k / retirement match
65% this job
Sign-on bonus
35%
Relocation assistance
35% this job
Loan repayment
20%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Dentist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Milwaukee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$236k
Typical market rent
$1,477/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Ascension

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Benefits & Perks

CME Allowance ($4,000)
Relocation Allowance ($10,000)
Malpractice Coverage with Tail
Comprehensive health coverage
Retirement 403(b) with match
PTO and holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program