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Florence, South Carolina

Dental Assistant (As-Needed) - Family Medicine Center - Dental

Dental AssistantPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Job Description

If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

Provide dental assistance within a family medicine center environment. Collaborate with a professional team to deliver quality patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a certificate program qualification. Applicants should be prepared to work in a dynamic clinical setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Dental assistingClinical support

Family Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dental Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All dental assistant listings in South Carolina132 active5,921 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 2% offer loan repayment132 active listings, Nov 2026
New Family Medicine listings2,242 in the last 30 days1,339 the 30 days before (+67%)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. South Carolina figures use all dental assistants: too few South Carolina Family Medicine postings state pay.

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Dental Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 342 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Florence

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Typical market rent
$1,613/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.8
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 · Florence, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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