Dentist - $40,000 Signing Bonus
Listed compensation
$150k-$400k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
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
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $150k–$400k | Dentist median $275k (middle half $275k–$288k)62 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$266k in purchasing power | Oregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in Oregon | 109 active | 5,695 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $40k sign-on · loan repayment | Oregon healthcare professional listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment109 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New General Dentistry listings | 579 in the last 30 days | 438 the 30 days before (+32%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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