General Dentist
Listed compensation
$275k-$315k
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Immediately Hiring
DENTIST OWNED Dental Dreams is owned and operated by our original founding dentist. We have been in practice for over 20 years, making decisions based upon what is best for our patients from a dentist’s perspective.
GREAT DENTISTS. We invest in hiring the best dentists and provide them with modern, top-quality dental facilities.
GREAT EXPERIENCE. Our dentists are experienced in performing ALL avenues of general dentistry. We see and treat any/all dental problems with excellent results, while offering our dentist’s the mentorship and training to be the best doctor they can be.
FIND YOUR PURPOSE. At Dental Dreams we pride ourselves on bringing top quality dentistry to all members of the communities we serve, with an added focus of helping the underserved.
Compensation
* Permanent daily minimum guarantee
* Up to $50,000 Sign-on Bonus
* The average compensation for this practice ranges from $275,000-$315,000+
Clinical Practice
* Complete autonomy over treatment planning
* Mentoring by top-rated, experienced clinicians
* Full patient schedule
* Fully digital and paperless office
* Discretion over dental supplies and instruments
Benefits
* Paid vacation time
* Robust continuing education program
* Malpractice reimbursement
* Visa and permanent residency sponsorship
* Health and Vision insurance
* Dental coverage for associates and immediate family members
Requirements
* A current or future dental license is required
* DDS/DMD in Dentistry from an accredited US dental program
Feel free to reach out to Jalen at (312) 834-5092 for more details.
Key Responsibilities
The dentist will perform all avenues of general dentistry and manage full patient schedules with complete autonomy over treatment planning. They will also participate in mentorship and training to provide high-quality care to the community.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Dentist at Dental Dreams a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in General Dentistry (Dental) — ranked against 785 active General Dentistry (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
General Dentistry Career Context
Dental Dreams holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 48 active listings.
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% have no call, 86% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$295k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $320k in an average-cost state. 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
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Living in Albuquerque
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $340k
- Typical market rent
- $1,455/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Albuquerque, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.