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Burke, Virginia

Associate Dentist

DentalFull-Time

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Job Description

At CascadesONE Dental, we have a fast-paced, state of the art technology, one stop office, quality care, energetic and hardworking, self-motivated, sociable, and able to build a strong rapport, confident to think outside the box, Willing to accept failures, and learn from them, as well as successes.

Work like a team- be a family. Our passion is to provide our patients with world class comprehensive care in a timely, efficient, and comfortable environment by our highly trained team of dental professionals who love what they do.

General Dentist

Cascades Center for Dental Health has a tremendous opportunity for a general dentist to join our highly successful, progressive comprehensive practice on a full time basis. We are a patient-focused practice with a full dedication to quality patient care.

We offer a dynamic working environment, state of the art technology, and exceptional patient care. As a part of our dental team, you will enjoy a positive, peak performance culture and a mission of success that will enable you to flourish professionally and personally.

If you are interested in joining forces with a dental team that focuses on personal growth, commitment to our patients, we urge you to contact us today.

Our Objective at Cascades Center for Dental Health is to promote, market, enroll, educate, and deliver outstanding dentistry care to our patients. We are focused on providing only the best – to our staff and to our patients.

Duties and Responsibilities of the general dentist is to provide patients with preventive, educational, and therapeutic services, which support the complete oral health of the patient. This includes evaluation and implementation of pre-agreed plans; maintaining accurate activities and statistics; demonstrating clinical excellence; ensuring that each patient receives a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment; delivering superior dentistry which continually exceed the patient’s expectations in service, comfort, and quality; and consistently educating the patients in their ongoing dental health care.

Qualifications Include

  • Dental degree from an accredited University.
  • Active State Dental Board license in VA.
  • Residency of private practice experience.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
  • Advanced speaking and presentation abilities.
  • Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Committed to quality patient care.

Preferred Qualities Include

  • A passion about patients and helping others succeed.
  • Ability to flourish in a team environment.
  • Energetic and hardworking.

Self-motivated and self-sufficient. Willing to accept failures, and learn from them, as well as successes.

  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to make decisions.
  • Sociable and able to build strong rapport easily.
  • Unquestionable integrity.
  • Confident enough to think outside the box.

Contact Us

Reach out to Molly Lang at mlang@lightwavedental.com

Key Responsibilities

The general dentist is responsible for providing preventive, educational, and therapeutic dental services to patients. They must ensure clinical excellence by delivering comprehensive diagnoses and treatment plans that meet patient expectations for quality and comfort.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a dental degree from an accredited university and possess an active Virginia State Dental Board license. Previous residency or private practice experience is required, along with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

General dentistryPreventive dentistryTreatment planningPatient educationPresentation skillsDecision makingRapport building

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dentist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 25 employers

12
<$280k
6
$280k-340k
6
$340k-400k
2
$400k-460k
2
$460k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
69%
CME allowance
62%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Relocation assistance
27%
Loan repayment
23%

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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.

Living in Burke

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$583k
Typical market rent
$2,975/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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