Associate Dentist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$200k-$400k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

General Dentist – Fantastic Career Opportunities

  • High-end compensation in the industry, guaranteed base plus percentage production
  • Large, diverse patient base of all payor types
  • Provide general, specialty and orthodontic services in all offices
  • Established organization committed to quality and patient experience
  • Growth through training, professional development, company-sponsored CE, etc.
  • A team approach to providing patients with a great experience
  • Geographic diversity throughout Southern California
  • Digital state-of-the art practice management system, instruments, equipment, etc.

What We Are Looking For In A General Dentist

  • A professional who is passionate about providing excellent care
  • A professional who wants to be part of a team focused on delivering a great patient experience and helping others
  • A professional with an excellent and cheerful chairside demeanor
  • A professional who wants to be excellent and productive in service to patients
  • A professional willing to work full-time or part-time

Your Qualifications

  • DDS/DMD degree
  • Active California State Dental Board license
  • Active Malpractice Insurance
  • DEA, CPR and NPI are required

Your Responsibilities Include

  • Great interaction with patients in order to promote trust and the optimal patient experience
  • Collaborating with an entire office team in order to promote trust, connection and relationship with patients and one-another
  • Understanding how PPO, HMO, and other dental plans work in order to optimize patient benefits
  • Proactively addressing patient concerns and providing insight and comfort to patients with regard to their dental treatment

Support We Provide To Our Doctors

  • Beautiful, state-of-the-art offices equipped with modern systems, equipment and supplies
  • Full back-office support by Specialty Managers, Specialty Assistants, Floor Supervisors, RDAs, DAs, X-Ray Techs and Sterilization Clerks
  • Excellent, high-caliber instruments
  • Reliable, quality supplies from the most reputable, dependable companies
  • Regulatory and facility compliance
  • Steady flow of patients of all payor types

Who And Where We Are

West Coast Dental, including its affiliate Magicland Children’s Dental, represents a dynamic fast-growing group of dental offices—in greater Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Northern San Diego—that offer the full range of general and specialty care, including orthodontics, to patients of all kinds—private, PPO, Medi-Cal, and HMO.

We are expanding throughout our markets and expect significant growth and opportunities for all of our clinical partners.

Benefits We Offer

  • Medical insurance programs
  • Vision insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care)
  • Dental benefit
  • Supplemental insurance for life, disability, critical illness, cancer, gap and accident
  • Continuing education, including company-sponsored programs
  • Advancement opportunities
  • 401k participation

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive general, specialty, and orthodontic dental services to a diverse patient base. Collaborate with office staff to ensure high-quality patient experiences and manage treatment plans effectively.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree and possess an active California State Dental Board license. Additional requirements include active malpractice insurance, DEA registration, CPR certification, and an NPI number.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

General dentistryPatient careTreatment planningPPO knowledgeHMO knowledgeClinical collaborationPatient communicationDigital practice management

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 32% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$300k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $271k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution27 jobs · 21 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
72% this job
CME allowance
64% this job
Sign-on bonus
28%
Relocation assistance
28%
Loan repayment
20%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k≈ 4.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About West Coast Dental Administrative Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Los Angeles, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Dental benefit
Supplemental insurance (life, disability, critical illness, cancer, gap, accident)
Continuing education
Advancement opportunities
401k participation