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NorthLakes Community Clinic
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin

Pediatric Dentist

DentistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Caring for our community starts with you. Join a team that believes everyone deserves care.

Candidates must reside within NorthLakes' service area at the time of hire and maintain residency throughout employment.

A qualified Pediatric Dentist will be dedicated to the oral health of children, and is responsible for the treatment of problems associated with the teeth and surrounding tissues in the mouth. Pediatric Dentists provide education and administer care to assist the pediatric patient and parent/guardian in preventing future dental problems. Instruction may be provided on brushing, flossing, diet, the use of fluorides and all other aspects related to dental care. Other responsibilities of pediatric dentists may include but are not limited to: Providing exams, reviewing radiographs, treatment planning, restoring teeth, extracting teeth, fabrication of fixed and removable prosthesis, perform conscious sedations, root canal treatments, and treatment of periodontal disease. A dentist may also write prescriptions and administer anesthetics.

Essential Job Functions

  • Conduct routine exams for patients to assess their dental condition and diagnose possible issues.
  • Utilize dental equipment in the evaluation and treatment of patients.
  • Restore teeth, extract teeth, and replacement of missing teeth and preventative treatments
  • Administer local anesthetic to keep patients comfortable during treatment.
  • Appropriate use of PPE/infection control protocols when providing dental treatment to patients.

Some laboratory work may be required. Some work may be sent out to dental laboratories.

Refer patients to specialists as needed.

Collaborate with NorthLakes providers as well as external resources and providers in the best interest of the patients’ continuation of care.

Work collaboratively with NorthLakes support staff in the care and treatment of patients including Registered Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, and office staff.

  • Be mindful of and maximize integration of care within NorthLakes services.
  • DDS/DMD degree from US accredited dental school
  • Must have completed a Pediatric Dentistry Residency to become a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist.
  • Active and unrestricted Dental License to practice in Wisconsin
  • Active Federal DEA
  • CPR certification
  • Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 24 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

  • Medical and dental insurance
  • Employer paid group term life and disability
  • Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 6 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Leave Bank
  • 403(b) with a 4% employer match

Various Voluntary Benefits

  • Vision Insurance
  • Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Health and Wellness reimbursement program
  • Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
  • Partner of HRSA/NHSC loan repayment program

Our Mission is to respond to the healthcare needs of our communities with an integrated array of quality services and actively remove barriers to wellness.

NorthLakes Community Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.

At NorthLakes Community Clinic, our organizational competencies highlight the behaviors and values that guide how we work and provide a shared foundation for performance, development, and growth throughout an employee’s career with us.

NorthLakes Community Clinic Organizational Competencies

Mission Driven - Advances the organizational mission, vision and values in executing job duties.

Customer Service - Committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets proper customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met.

Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.

Creativity - Generates new ideas, supports change, provides innovative solutions, solves problems creatively.

Integrity - Earns the trust and confidence of coworkers and customers through honest communication, ethical behavior and professionalism in all interactions.

Teamwork - Contributes to meeting team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a cooperative team atmosphere.

Self-Development - Seeks out and accepts feedback, is a proactive learner, takes on tough assignments to improve skills, keeps knowledge and skills up-to-date, turns mistakes into learning opportunities.

Job Knowledge - Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current.

Communication - Understand and communicate effectively with others using a variety of contexts and formats, which include writing, speaking, reading, listening and interpersonal skills.

Dependability - Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements.

Trauma/Resilience Informed - Understands that trauma is prevalent and resilience can be cultivated and improved; and operates in a manner consistent with these principles.

Key Responsibilities

The Pediatric Dentist is responsible for diagnosing and treating oral health issues in children, including performing exams, restorations, and extractions. They also provide patient education on preventative care and collaborate with the dental team to ensure high-quality integrated care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree from a US-accredited school and have completed a Pediatric Dentistry residency. An active, unrestricted Wisconsin dental license and current DEA and CPR certifications are required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Dental examsRestorative dentistryTooth extractionConscious sedationRoot canal treatmentPeriodontal disease treatmentLocal anesthesia administrationRadiograph reviewProsthesis fabricationClinical collaborationDental equipment operation

Pediatrics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Dentist market look like in Wisconsin?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDentist median $346k (middle half $300k–$400k)100 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Wisconsin175 active5,821 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentWisconsin healthcare professional listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 13% offer loan repayment175 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.

Top Pediatrics Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Dentist: Pediatric Exp. Req. - New York (Upstate) - Top Rated Comp. PlanContract

PDS Management Services · Plattsburgh, New York

$475k
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Westphalia Holdings · Kansas City, Kansas

$230k-$461k
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General Dentist- Focused on Pediatrics

$200k-$400k
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$1,200+/day
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.6
Better work-life than 40% 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 NorthLakes Community Clinic

Hospitals and Health Care
Iron River, WI
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical and dental insurance
Employer paid group term life and disability
Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
6 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Paid Leave Bank
403(b) with 4% employer match

Living in Turtle Lake

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$331k
Median resident rent
$870/mo
Residents’ average commute
38 min
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

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