Traveling Dentist
Listed compensation
$260k-$390k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Enable Dental is a mobile dental care provider delivering comprehensive oral health services directly to patients in assisted living facilities, skilled nursing homes, and other nontraditional care settings. Our model is built around meeting patients where they are and helping expand access to high-quality dental care for individuals who may otherwise face barriers to treatment.
As a Traveling Dentist, you will play an important role in bringing clinical expertise directly to patients in care environments where thoughtful, adaptable treatment can make a meaningful difference. This role is well suited to a dentist who is comfortable working across changing settings and who values compassionate, patient-centered care for older adults and other underserved populations.
Responsibilities
- Travel to multiple states to provide mobile dental care to patients across nursing homes and care facilities.
- Provide dental care in nursing homes and other mobile care settings.
- Diagnose oral health conditions and develop treatment plans across general dentistry procedures.
- Communicate effectively with elderly patients, caregivers, and facility staff.
- DDS or DMD degree.
- Active state dental licensure.
- Experience providing dental care in nursing homes or mobile settings.
- Experience with diagnosis and treatment planning across general dentistry procedures.
- Experience communicating with elderly patients, caregivers, and facility staff.
- Eligibility to work in the United States.
- Ability to travel frequently.
- Paid State Licensure
- Paid Travel
- Competetive compensation; Daily rate of $1,000- $1,500
Requirements
Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree and possess an active state dental license. Previous experience in mobile dentistry or nursing home care is required, along with the ability to travel frequently.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dentistry Career Context
Of the 42 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 45% have no call, 71% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$325k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $314k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$325k midpoint, that is roughly $13k–$23k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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