Pediatric Dentist
Compensation
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Job Description
Pediatric Dentist - Full-Time - Up to $50k Sign-on bonus! $10,000 Annual CE Budget!!
Visit the Office
At The Dental Center of South Bend Smile Safari (Dentistry and Braces for Children and Teenagers), we begin seeing patients as early as age 12-18 months. Establishing rewarding and lasting relationships with our patients is important to us. We pledge excellence in all we do, and we are looking forward to helping patients make the most of their smile now and for all the years to come.
Pediatric Dentist w/Partnership Opportunity
We are currently looking for Full-Time Pediatric Dentists to join our exceptional team of specialists and General Practice Providers.
We offer an outstanding compensation package (including, salary + bonus, 401k, medical insurance, malpractice, CE, Sign-on Bonus, relocation), as well as, a partnership opportunity for those seeking a long term home.
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Qualifications
- DDS/DMD Active Dental License in the state of Indiana
- Certificate from an accredited US Pediatric Dental Residency Program
Key Responsibilities
Provide pediatric dental care to children and teenagers starting from 12-18 months of age. Build lasting relationships with patients while maintaining high standards of clinical excellence.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pediatrics Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Dentist median $346k (middle half $300k–$400k)99 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Indiana index 93.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in Indiana | 92 active | 5,715 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $50k sign-on | US healthcare professional listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
Living in South Bend
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $212k
- Typical market rent
- $1,269/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.9
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.