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Dental Dreams
Columbia, South Carolina

Dentist

DentistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$250k-$350k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

DENTIST OWNED Dental Dreams is owned and operated by our original founding dentist. We have been in practice for over 20 years, making decisions based upon what is best for our patients from a dentist’s perspective.

GREAT DENTISTS. We invest in hiring the best dentists and provide them with modern, top-quality dental facilities.

GREAT EXPERIENCE. Our dentists are experienced in performing ALL avenues of general dentistry. We see and treat any/all dental problems with excellent results, while offering our dentist’s the mentorship and training to be the best doctor they can be.

FIND YOUR PURPOSE. At Dental Dreams we pride ourselves on bringing top quality dentistry to all members of the communities we serve, with an added focus of helping the underserved.

Compensation

  • PERMANENT daily minimum guarantee
  • $50,000 Sign-on Bonus
  • The average compensation of full-time dentists ranging from $290,000-$350,000+

Clinical Practice

  • Complete autonomy over treatment planning
  • Mentoring by top-rated, experienced clinicians
  • Full patient schedule
  • Fully digital and paperless office
  • Discretion over dental supplies and instruments

Benefits

  • Paid vacation time
  • Flexible schedules available (full-time, part-time, or Saturdays only)
  • Robust continuing education program
  • Malpractice reimbursement
  • Visa and permanent residency sponsorship
  • Health and Vision insurance
  • Dental coverage for associates and immediate family members

Requirements

  • A current or future dental license is required
  • DDS/DMD in Dentistry from an accredited US dental program

If you're interested in learning more about this position, feel free to contact Amadi at: 312-825-6141

Key Responsibilities

Perform all avenues of general dentistry and manage a full patient schedule. Take complete autonomy over treatment planning while utilizing a fully digital and paperless office.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical DentistryPatient CareDigital Dentistry

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at DENTAL DREAMS a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc.

Dentistry Career Context

Dental Dreams holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 44 active listings.

Of the 45 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 27% have no call, 89% require no weekends.

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.2 / 10 · above average in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$250k–$350kDentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$313k)395 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$320k in purchasing powerSouth Carolina index 93.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentistry listings in South Carolina20 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dentist listings in South Carolina129 active5,843 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 27% no call · 89% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$50k sign-onSouth Carolina healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 2% offer loan repayment129 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dentistry listings241 in the last 30 days185 the 30 days before (+30%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Dental Dreamssilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index44 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. South Carolina figures use all dentists: too few South Carolina Dentistry postings state pay.

Top Dentist Jobs

9 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

9 jobs · 8 employers
3
<$255k
0
$255k-290k
4
$290k-325k
2
$350k

Annual compensation range

#1

Dentist

Dental Dreams · Chicago Heights, Illinois

$290k-$350k
#2

Part Time Dentist

Dentserv Dental Services · New York, New York

$250k-$350k
#3

Staff Dentist

$191k-$304k
#4

Associate Dentist Full Time

$150k–$300k
+ 7 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.2
Better work-life than 70% 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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About Dental Dreams

Medical Practices
Chicago, IL
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid vacation time
Flexible schedules (full-time, part-time, or Saturdays only)
Robust continuing education program
Malpractice reimbursement
Visa and permanent residency sponsorship
Health and Vision insurance
Dental coverage for associates and immediate family members
$50,000 Sign-on Bonus

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$218k≈ 0.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,500/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.7
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbia, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.