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Portland, Oregon

Traveling Dentist

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Job Description

General Dentist – Traveling Provider

Full-Time | Greater Portland & Vancouver Metro Area

VARIETY IN YOUR WORKDAY. CONSISTENCY IN YOUR SCHEDULE. A DIFFERENCE ACROSS

TEAMS.

Gentle Dental is seeking a full-time General Dentist to support our practices throughout the greater Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington metro areas.

This traveling role combines a full-time schedule and consistent hours with the opportunity to work alongside different teams and serve patients across multiple established practices. Your schedule and office assignments are provided in advance so you can plan ahead.

You'll play an important role in helping offices and people through transitions, providing clinical coverage, maintaining access to care, and supporting teams during provider absences, staffing changes, and onboarding. We're looking for a dentist who enjoys variety, builds relationships quickly, and brings a flexible, adaptable approach to each practice.

Higher compensation and mileage/travel reimbursement recognize the flexibility and regional support this position requires.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

  • Full-time employment with consistent hours
  • Schedule and office assignments provided in advance
  • Higher compensation for a traveling provider role
  • Mileage and travel reimbursement
  • Variety across established practices throughout the Portland/Vancouver metro area
  • An opportunity to support patients and teams during important transitions
  • Clinical autonomy and comprehensive treatment planning
  • Experienced dental assistants and office support
  • Modern technology and resources
  • Continuing education and professional development opportunities
  • Malpractice coverage
  • 401(k) with company match and additional pre-tax savings options
  • Comprehensive benefits for eligible full-time team members

Your Role

PROVIDE CARE AND HELP TEAMS THROUGH CHANGE

As a traveling General Dentist, you'll help maintain continuity of care and keep practices moving forward when additional support is needed.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

  • Delivering high-quality general dentistry and patient-centered treatment planning.
  • Providing coverage across Gentle Dental offices throughout the greater Portland and Vancouver metro areas.
  • Supporting offices during provider absences, staffing transitions, and new-provider onboarding.
  • Building trust with patients and establishing effective working relationships with each office team.
  • Adapting to different practice environments, team dynamics, and patient needs.
  • Communicating clearly with clinical and operational leaders to support smooth transitions and coordinated care.

You'll maintain the clinical autonomy to make treatment decisions based on what's best for your patients, with Gentle Dental's resources and operational support behind you.

Compensation

This position offers higher compensation in recognition of its travel requirements, flexibility, and support across multiple practices, along with mileage and travel reimbursement.

Compensation will be discussed based on experience and the requirements of the role.

Schedule and Locations

This is a full-time position with consistent hours, supporting Gentle Dental offices throughout the greater Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA metro areas.

Your schedule and assigned locations will be provided in advance. Office assignments will vary based on coverage needs and practice transitions.

What We're Looking For

  • DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school
  • Active Oregon and Washington dental licenses, or ability to obtain both prior to employment
  • Current CPR certification
  • DEA registration and NPI, or ability to obtain prior to start
  • Commitment to high-quality, patient-centered dental care
  • Flexibility and adaptability when working across different offices and teams
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships quickly
  • Willingness and ability to travel throughout the greater Portland/Vancouver metro area

Bring Your Skills Where They Make a Difference

If you enjoy working with different teams, helping people through change, and bringing dependable clinical care to the offices that need you, we'd love to connect.

Apply today to explore a full-time traveling General Dentist opportunity with Gentle Dental.

Key Responsibilities

The traveling General Dentist will provide high-quality clinical care and patient-centered treatment planning across multiple practice locations. They will support office teams during provider absences, staffing transitions, and new-provider onboarding to ensure continuity of care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school and possess active Oregon and Washington dental licenses. Additionally, they must have current CPR certification, DEA registration, and the ability to travel between various metro area offices.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient careRelationship buildingDental surgery

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 45 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 33% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)395 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOregon index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Oregon110 active5,821 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 33% no call · 84% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOregon healthcare professional listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $13k) · 16% offer loan repayment110 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Visa sponsorship
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Loan repayment
5%

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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

Higher compensation for traveling provider role
Mileage and travel reimbursement
Continuing education and professional development opportunities
Malpractice coverage
401(k) with company match and additional pre-tax savings options
Comprehensive benefits for eligible full-time team members

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$523k
Typical market rent
$1,719/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
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 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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