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North Vernon, Indiana

General Dentist

DentistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Job Description

General Dentist - North Vernon IN | $25,000 Signing Bonus | Experienced Team | Full Schedule

At Bright Now! Dental you’ll step into an established practice with strong patient demand and a collaborative clinical team.

We provide the tools, mentorship, and operational support that allow you to focus on what matters most — delivering excellent patient care and growing your practice.

Whether you're an experienced provider or early in your career, you'll have the patient flow, mentorship, and support needed to build a thriving practice

Why You'll Love It Here

  • Strong Compensation – Daily guarantee or percentage of production (whichever is higher)
  • Established Patient Flow – Active patient base and consistent new patient flow

Practice at the Top of Your License – True clinical autonomy, modern technology and equipment backed by an experienced clinical team.

Complimentary CE - Expand your skills every week with complimentary CE in implants, endodontics, clear aligners, and more both virtually and in-person.

Collaborative Clinical Community – Access to experienced mentors and colleagues for case discussion and professional growth.

Real Support – Not Red Tape – from operations, training, talent acquisition, marketing, and compliance experts.

Schedule (days/hours)

Monday - Thursday with half day on Friday

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive, patient-centered dental care while practicing at the top of your license.
  • Conduct thorough examinations, diagnose oral health conditions and develop personalized treatment plans.
  • Clearly communicate treatment recommendations and help patients understand their options.
  • Build trusting, long-term relationships with patients and their families.
  • Collaborate with hygienists, dental assistants and other providers to deliver coordinated care.
  • Lead and empower your clinical team through effective communication, delegation and daily team huddles.
  • Stay current with advances in dentistry, technology and evidence-based treatment approaches.
  • Maintain the highest standards of clinical ethics, patient safety, confidentiality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

  • DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school.
  • Active state dental license or eligibility to obtain one.
  • Current CPR certification.
  • Active DEA license or eligibility to obtain one.
  • Controlled Substance License, if required by the state.
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • Qualified candidates requiring sponsorship may be considered.
  • A commitment to clinical excellence and patient-centered care.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
  • A collaborative approach to working with patients and dental teams.

Compensation

Earn up to $350,000 plus a $25,000 Sign On Bonus

About Us

Benefits are determined by employment status/hours worked and include malpractice insurance, time off options, health, dental, vision, health savings account, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, employee discount programs and a 401k plan. You'll also enjoy complimentary CEs and access to other internal training opportunities to support your growth.

Smile Brands supports over 650 affiliated dental practices across 28 states all focused on a single mission of delivering Smiles For Everyone!® Smiles for patients, providers, employees, and community partners. Everyone. Our growing portfolio of affiliated dental brands and practice models range from large regional brands to uniquely branded local practices. This role is associated with the affiliated dental office listed at the top of the job posting on our career site.

Smile Brands Inc. and all Affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), protected hair style and texture (The CROWN Act), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@smilebrands.com

Veteran Careers: If you are active duty and seeking off-duty employment or a separated/retired military specialist looking to join a new team, we welcome a conversation. Thank you for your service.

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Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Comprehensive dental careOral health diagnosisTreatment planningPatient communicationClinical leadershipTeam collaboration

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% have no call, 90% require no weekends.

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).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDentist median $234k (middle half $234k–$241k)35 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingIndiana index 93.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentistry listings in Indiana17 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dentist listings in Indiana98 active5,993 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% no call · 90% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$350k sign-onUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dentistry listings258 in the last 30 days203 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, 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. Indiana figures use all dentists: too few Indiana Dentistry postings state pay.

Top Dentist Jobs

18 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

14 jobs
4
<$260k
1
$260k
6
$290k-320k
0
$320k-350k
3
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

13 jobs
Sign-on bonus
54% this job
CME allowance
54%
401k / retirement match
54% this job
Loan repayment
31%
Visa sponsorship
23% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Periodontist

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$1,500/day
#2

Dentist

Dental Dreams · Chicago Heights, Illinois

$290k-$350k
#3

Part Time Dentist

$250k-$350k
#4

Locum General Dentist

$234k-$312k
+ 16 more · ranked by pay

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.

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About Smile Brands

Hospitals and Health Care
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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice insurance
Time off options
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health savings account
Telemedicine
Flexible spending accounts

Living in North Vernon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$218k
Median resident rent
$938/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

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