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Salem, Oregon

Dentist - $40,000 Signing Bonus

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$150k-$400k

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Full-Time · on_site
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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

The dentist will provide comprehensive, relationship-based dental care in a fee-for-service environment. They are responsible for developing treatment plans and maintaining high standards of clinical excellence while building long-term patient trust.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school and possess an active Oregon dental license. Additionally, a current CPR certification and DEA registration are required prior to the start date.

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, 2% are remote, 46% have no call, 72% 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).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site

Living in Salem

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$422k
Typical market rent
$1,581/mo
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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

$40,000 Sign-On Bonus
Predominantly Fee-for-Service Patient Base
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k) with Company Match
Additional Pre-Tax Savings Program
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Malpractice Insurance