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Dentist – Endo Focus

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Job Description

General Dentist – Endodontic Focus

Full-Time or Part-Time | Tucson, AZ

NHSC LOAN REPAYMENT ELIGIBLE – UP TO $150,000

Gentle Dental Tri Pointe is an approved National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site. Eligible providers may qualify for up to $150,000 in student loan repayment, depending on NHSC program eligibility and service commitment.

Love performing root canals? Build your practice around the dentistry you enjoy most.

Gentle Dental is seeking a General Dentist with strong endodontic skills and a passion for saving natural teeth to join our Tri Pointe practice in Tucson, Arizona.

This unique full- or part-time opportunity is designed for a General Dentist who wants to dedicate the majority of their clinical schedule to root canal therapy and endodontic-focused care. You'll benefit from an established patient base, consistent internal referrals, modern technology, and the resources of a collaborative multi-specialty dental organization.

Whether you've developed advanced endodontic skills through continuing education or have significant experience and confidence performing root canals, this role gives you the opportunity to focus on the procedures you enjoy while maintaining clinical autonomy over patient care.

Office Location

  • Gentle Dental Tri Pointe
  • 6373 East Tanque Verde Road, Suite 100
  • Tucson, AZ 85715

Why Join Gentle Dental?

  • NHSC-approved practice – eligible providers may qualify for up to $150,000 in student loan repayment
  • Endodontic-focused schedule supported by strong internal referral volume
  • Flexible full- or part-time schedule customized around your availability
  • Established patient base with immediate production opportunities
  • Clinical autonomy and control over treatment planning
  • Collaborative environment with General Dentists and Specialists
  • Modern technology supporting endodontic diagnosis and treatment
  • Experienced clinical and operational support teams
  • Continuing education and advanced clinical development opportunities

Your Clinical Focus

You'll spend the majority of your clinical time providing endodontic treatment based on your experience, clinical judgment, and permitted scope of practice.

Procedures May Include

  • Anterior, premolar, and molar root canal therapy
  • Endodontic diagnosis and treatment planning
  • Emergency endodontic treatment
  • Pulpotomies and pulpectomies
  • Management of endodontic emergencies and dental pain
  • Core buildups following endodontic treatment
  • Collaboration with specialists on complex retreatments, apicoectomies, and cases requiring specialty care

Patient scheduling will be structured to support efficient patient flow while providing the clinical time needed to deliver high-quality care.

SCHEDULE: Full-Time or Part-Time

We offer flexibility to create a schedule that works for you and the practice.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive compensation based on a percentage of production, with rates in the mid-30% range
  • Potential NHSC student loan repayment of up to $150,000 for eligible providers
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Additional pre-tax retirement savings plan
  • Life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Continuing education allowance
  • Additional CE opportunities
  • Partial Arizona license and DEA reimbursement after two years
  • Employee Assistance Program

Benefit eligibility may vary based on employment status. NHSC loan repayment is subject to applicable NHSC eligibility requirements, application, service commitment, and program terms.

Qualifications

  • DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school
  • Active Arizona dental license or ability to obtain one prior to employment
  • Current or ability to obtain required DEA registration, CPR certification, and NPI
  • Demonstrated experience and confidence performing root canal therapy
  • Strong diagnostic and treatment-planning skills
  • Commitment to evidence-based dentistry and exceptional patient care
  • Interest in developing an endodontic-focused practice

Build Your Practice Around the Dentistry You Enjoy

This is an opportunity to spend the majority of your clinical time providing endodontic-focused care while benefiting from the patient flow, referrals, technology, and operational resources of an established dental organization.

And for dentists managing significant student loan debt, the opportunity to work at an NHSC-approved site with potential loan repayment of up to $150,000 can make this an especially compelling career opportunity.

If you're a General Dentist who enjoys root canal therapy and wants to build an endodontic-focused practice in Tucson, we'd love to connect with you.

Apply today and build a career centered around the dentistry you're passionate about.

Key Responsibilities

The dentist will focus on providing endodontic-focused care, including root canal therapy, diagnosis, and treatment planning. They will collaborate with other specialists and general dentists while maintaining clinical autonomy over patient care.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

General dentistry

Endodontics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 28% have no call, 86% require no weekends.

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Salary Distribution22 jobs · 21 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
59% this job
Loan repayment
27% this job
Sign-on bonus
23%
Relocation assistance
23%

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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.

Living in Tucson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$322k
Typical market rent
$1,425/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

NHSC Loan Repayment Eligible – Up to $150,000
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Additional pre-tax retirement savings plan
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Malpractice insurance
Continuing education allowance