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Salem, Oregon

Dentist - $40,000 Signing Bonus

DentistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$150k-$400k

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Job Description

General Dentist – Salem, Oregon

$40,000 SIGN-ON BONUS | PREDOMINANTLY FEE-FOR-SERVICE PRACTICE

PRACTICE COMPREHENSIVE DENTISTRY WITH MORE FREEDOM TO FOCUS ON YOUR PATIENTS.

Gentle Dental is seeking a full-time General Dentist to join our established Skyline practice in Salem, Oregon.

This is a unique opportunity to practice in a predominantly fee-for-service environment, allowing you to focus on comprehensive, relationship-based dentistry while maintaining a high level of clinical autonomy.

With fewer insurance-driven limitations, you’ll have the opportunity to provide the care you believe is best for your patients while building long-term trust and treatment acceptance.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

  • $40,000 sign-on bonus
  • Predominantly fee-for-service patient base
  • Strong focus on comprehensive treatment planning
  • Clinical autonomy with the support of an experienced team
  • Opportunity to build meaningful, long-term patient relationships
  • Modern practice environment and technology
  • Collaborative culture committed to clinical excellence and patient care

Unlike heavily insurance-driven practices, this fee-for-service model allows providers to spend more time educating patients, developing comprehensive treatment plans, and focusing on quality outcomes rather than volume.

Compensation

Average full-time Dentist earnings: $150,000–$400,000 annually

Your earning potential is supported by Skyline’s established patient base and predominantly fee-for-service model, with a focus on comprehensive treatment and quality patient care.

Why Join Gentle Dental?

At Gentle Dental, we believe exceptional patient care begins with supporting our doctors. We provide the resources, operational support, and collaborative environment that allow clinicians to focus on what they do best — caring for patients.

Our culture is built around patient-centered care, clinical excellence, professional autonomy, teamwork, continuous learning, and long-term career growth.

Full-Time Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Additional pre-tax savings program designed to support personal savings goals and student loan repayment
  • Life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Continuing education support
  • Additional CE funding and partial license and DEA reimbursement after two years

Practice Location

  • Gentle Dental Skyline
  • 4755 Liberty Road South
  • Salem, OR

Located in Oregon’s capital city, Salem offers an exceptional quality of life with access to wine country, outdoor recreation, the Oregon Coast, Portland, and the Cascade Mountains while maintaining the feel and accessibility of a smaller community.

What We’RE Looking For

  • DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school
  • Active Oregon dental license or ability to obtain one prior to employment
  • Current CPR certification
  • DEA registration and NPI, or ability to obtain prior to start

Ready for Something Different?

If you’re looking for an opportunity to practice comprehensive dentistry in a predominantly fee-for-service environment with clinical autonomy, strong earning potential, and the support of an established organization, we’d love to connect.

Apply today and let’s talk about what you’re looking for in your next opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive, relationship-based dental care in a fee-for-service environment. Focus on patient education and high-quality treatment planning while maintaining clinical autonomy.

Requirements

Must hold a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school and possess an active Oregon dental license. Candidates are also required to have current CPR certification, DEA registration, and an NPI number.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

General dentistry

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$275k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $266k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$150k–$400kDentist median $275k (middle half $275k–$288k)62 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$266k in purchasing powerOregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Oregon109 active5,695 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$40k sign-on · loan repaymentOregon healthcare professional listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment109 active listings, Nov 2026
New General Dentistry listings579 in the last 30 days438 the 30 days before (+32%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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CME allowance
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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Visa sponsorship
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Loan repayment
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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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About InterDent Service

Hospitals and Health Care
Inglewood, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Pre-tax savings program
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Malpractice insurance
Continuing education support
Additional CE funding and partial license/DEA reimbursement after two years

Living in Salem

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k≈ 2.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,611/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.6
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Salem, OR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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