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Platinum Dental Services
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Periodontist

DentistPart-Time

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Job Description

Opening from Traveling Periodontist

Traveling Periodontist | Competitive Compensation

Advance Your Specialty Career with Platinum Dental!

Platinum Dental is looking for an experienced, patient-focused Traveling Periodontist to join our growing team! If you're passionate about providing exceptional periodontal care, enjoy collaborating with other dental professionals, and want to make a meaningful impact across multiple practices, we'd love to meet you.

At Platinum Dental, we believe specialists should be able to focus on what they do best: delivering outstanding patient care. That's why we're committed to building strong clinical teams, supporting professional development, and creating an environment where our doctors can thrive.

As a Traveling Periodontist, you'll have the opportunity to provide specialized periodontal care across multiple Platinum Dental locations while working alongside trained periodontal dental assistants and supportive clinical teams.

Schedule: 16 days/month, traveling specialist. Days flexible across offices, approx. 8 AM - 5 PM.

Travel Locations: Colorado Springs and Denver

What We Offer

  • Competitive Compensation: Compensation based on experience, expertise, and qualifications
  • Dedicated Clinical Support: Work alongside skilled dental assistants trained in periodontal procedures
  • Collaborative Dental Network: Partner with general dentists and clinical teams across multiple practice locations
  • Professional Growth: Opportunities to expand your clinical experience within a growing specialty program

Team-Oriented Environment: Work with dental professionals who value collaboration, integrity, and high-quality patient care

Continuing Education & Development: Be part of an organization that prioritizes ongoing learning and clinical excellence

Operational Support: Focus on providing excellent periodontal care while working with established office teams

Positive Team Culture: Join an organization committed to teamwork, professional development, and patient-centered care

What You'll Do

As a Traveling Periodontist, you'll provide specialized periodontal care across assigned Platinum Dental locations, helping patients achieve better oral health through personalized treatment and advanced periodontal services.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

  • Travel between assigned dental office locations to provide specialized periodontal treatment
  • Evaluate, diagnose, and develop individualized treatment plans for patients with periodontal disease and related conditions
  • Provide surgical and non-surgical periodontal treatments within your clinical training and expertise

Perform periodontal procedures, including periodontal surgery, soft tissue grafting, and other appropriate treatments

Evaluate patients for dental implant placement and provide implant-related treatment as appropriate to the practice

  • Review diagnostic imaging, clinical findings, and patient medical histories to determine appropriate treatment
  • Educate patients on periodontal health, treatment options, preventive care, and post-operative instructions
  • Collaborate with general dentists, dental hygienists, and other specialists to coordinate comprehensive patient care
  • Work alongside trained periodontal dental assistants to ensure efficient, high-quality clinical care
  • Maintain accurate patient records and follow established clinical, infection control, and safety protocols
  • Uphold the highest standards of professional ethics, clinical excellence, and patient-centered care
  • Support a positive patient experience through clear communication, compassion, and professionalism

What We're Looking For

  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from an accredited dental program
  • Completion of an accredited postgraduate residency program in periodontics
  • Active dental license in the state of practice, or eligibility for licensure before starting
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience practicing periodontics
  • Strong diagnostic, treatment-planning, and clinical skills
  • Experience with periodontal surgery, soft tissue grafting, and dental implant procedures preferred
  • Commitment to providing ethical, high-quality, patient-centered care
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with general dentists, specialists, and clinical support teams
  • Willingness and ability to travel between assigned dental office locations
  • A positive, professional attitude and commitment to continued clinical excellence

Build Your Future with Platinum Dental

At Platinum Dental, we're committed to creating an environment where specialists can focus on delivering exceptional care while continuing to grow professionally.

As a Traveling Periodontist, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside supportive clinical teams, collaborate with general dentists, and provide specialized periodontal treatment to patients across our growing network of practices.

We recognize the value of your expertise and believe that accessible, high-quality specialty care plays an essential role in delivering an exceptional patient experience.

Ready to take the next step in your periodontal career? Apply today!

We'd love to learn more about your experience and how you can make an impact at Platinum Dental.

Key Responsibilities

The Traveling Periodontist will travel between assigned locations to evaluate, diagnose, and perform specialized periodontal treatments, including surgery and implant procedures. They will collaborate with general dentists and clinical teams to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree and have completed an accredited postgraduate residency program in periodontics. A minimum of one year of experience and an active dental license in the state of practice are required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient educationPeriodontal disease diagnosis

Periodontics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

What does the Dentist market look like in Colorado?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDentist median $273k (middle half $204k–$275k)135 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingColorado index 103.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Colorado189 active5,663 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado healthcare professional listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 12% offer loan repayment189 active listings, 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.

Top Dentist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 19 employers
5
<$250k
13
$250k-325k
4
$325k-400k
1
$461k
2
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
70%
CME allowance
65% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
Visa sponsorship
17%
Loan repayment
9%

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$150k-$500k
#2

General Dentist

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#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% 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 Platinum Dental Services

Dentists
West Jordan, UT
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule (16 days/month)
Dedicated clinical support
Collaborative dental network
Professional growth opportunities
Continuing education & development
Operational support

Living in Colorado Springs

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$399k
Typical market rent
$1,717/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.7
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Colorado Springs, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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