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Big Smiles
Stockton, California

Dentist

Dental 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$169k-$195k

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Overview

  • Dentistry with a work-life balance
  • Make Money While Making a Difference
  • If you’re looking for full-time work at a competitive salary while helping kids in need, let’s talk.

Big Smiles, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a PRN dentist in Stockton, CA and the surrounding areas to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school.

Our innovative in school dental program offers something different than a traditional dental practice. With a workday that ends with the school day and no nights or weekends, our program is perfect for dentists looking to supplement their current income, working parents, recent graduates, those looking towards retirement and anyone who wants to make a difference in the dental field.

We are currently looking for dentists in Stockton, CA and the surrounding areas.

Dentist Qualifications

  • DMD or DDS degree
  • Ability to work well with both children & adults
  • Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and willingness to travel daily to/from school sites
  • Computer literate

Big Smiles Offers

Evenings, weekends and summers off!

Working a school day schedule (about 6 – 7 hours); on average between 8:00 A. M. – 3:00 P. M.

  • Benefit package (health, dental, vision)
  • Unique work experience and flexible scheduling
  • Full and part time positions
  • $650-$750 per day
  • State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
  • Latest technology & digital radiography
  • Want to learn more? Call or text Venice at 855-957-4375 or email vjabiru@mobiledentists.com
  • (If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)
  • Know a dentist who may be interested?
  • EARN UP TO $6,000 for a referral.
  • Call or text Venice at 855-957-4375 or email vjabiru@mobiledentists.com

Who We Are

Big Smiles is the nation's leading in-school dental program founded almost two decades ago by two moms, who happen to also be dentists. The founders saw a tremendous need among underserved school aged children who did not have easy access to dental care and who often suffered from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain and associated medical problems. Knowing that many parents could not take their children to the dentist due to issues including time off from work and transportation challenges, they sought to bring the care to the need. Today, through its dental partners, Big Smiles provides preventative and restorative care to approximately 500,000 children per year.

Tooth decay is the most common, and preventable disease among children, more common than asthma. In fact, each year, over 51 million school hours are lost due to oral health related issues.

Big Smiles affiliates with state licensed dentists, hygienists and assistants who use state-of-the-art portable equipment to provide all services onsite, directly in the school or in a self-contained mobile dental facility on site at the school. If portable equipment is used, classrooms, auditoriums or other school venues are literally transformed into fully functional dental offices for the day. Our expertise, obtained through years of experience bringing mobile dental care to schools, as well as through our highly qualified staff, enables us to bring exceptional care with minimal disruption to the normal school routine.

Big Smiles is currently active in 20 states and has ongoing strategic partnerships with over 8,000 school districts, including 21 of the 25 largest school districts in the country.

Given the ongoing lack of access for many underserved children across the country, our services are in great demand and we are always looking for caring, compassionate professionals to join our team and play their part in making a difference in the lives of today's underserved children.

Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Big Smiles.

Big Smiles is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

Provide preventative and restorative dental care to underserved children within a school-based mobile practice. Utilize state-of-the-art portable equipment to transform school venues into functional dental offices.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DMD or DDS degree and possess a valid driver's license with reliable transportation. Ability to work effectively with both children and adults and basic computer literacy are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pediatric DentistryPatient CareCommunication Skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Big Smiles a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Dentistry (Dental) — ranked against 1,576 active Dentistry (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Dentistry Career Context

Big Smiles holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 12 active listings.

Of the 40 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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Visa sponsorship
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Dentistry (Dental)

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Stockton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$412k
Typical market rent
$2,010/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Big Smiles

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51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Evenings, weekends, and summers off
School day schedule (6-7 hours)
Benefit package (health, dental, vision)
Flexible scheduling
State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
Latest technology & digital radiography