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Greater Philadelphia Health Action
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Saturday Dentist – Help Heal Your Community

DentistIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

As our community evolves, so does the need for compassionate care. Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc., invites you to continue your mission of service with us.

Greater Philadelphia Health Action (GPHA), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a commitment to provide compassionate and affordable healthcare services, is seeking a friendly, energetic, and professional dentist, who would like to serve people at a public health setting and would like to create a significant impact on the health of the community while getting competitive salary and benefits.

We are looking for a dentist to examine, diagnose, and treat dental diseases, abnormalities, injuries and dysfunctional disorders.

You will direct dental activities and perform dental services for patients including but not limited to oral examinations, diagnosing X-rays, prophylaxis, fillings, extractions, periodontal treatment, root canals, removable dentures as well as crowns and bridges.

You will diagnose dental conditions, evaluate oral health, provide treatment, and prescribe medications. In addition, you will maintain and update electronic health records and information

Discover a workplace where your experience is valued and your future supported. Visit us at gphainc.org.

Benefits Include

  • Health and Financial Benefits including Medical, Dental, Life, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) with lucrative company contribution and match
  • Paid Time Off including Vacation, Sick, Personal, Education, and Holidays
  • Professional Growth and Rewards including Generous bonuses, leadership and advancement opportunities, continuing education
  • Nation-wide [Group] Subscription to “Up to Date”, inclusive of CME for eligible providers
  • Loan Forgiveness through National Health Service Corps and eligibility for Scholars
  • Free Malpractice Coverage through the Federal Tort Claims Act

Note: Benefits vary for full time and part time providers.

GPHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GPHA does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices to include hiring, transferring and promotion practices on the basis of race, color, sex, age, handicap, disability, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Key Responsibilities

The dentist will examine, diagnose, and treat various dental diseases, injuries, and dysfunctional disorders for patients. Responsibilities include performing procedures such as fillings, extractions, root canals, and maintaining accurate electronic health records.

Requirements

The candidate must be a professional dentist capable of providing compassionate care in a public health setting. They should be energetic and committed to improving community oral health through clinical expertise.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careDiagnosisTreatment planningPrescribing medications

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDentist median $250k (middle half $221k–$295k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Pennsylvania186 active5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentPennsylvania healthcare professional listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment186 active listings, Nov 2026
New General Dentistry listings581 in the last 30 days413 the 30 days before (+41%)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.

Top Dentist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 17 employers
4
<$240k
4
$240k-280k
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$280k-320k
2
$320k-360k
2
$360k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs
401k / retirement match
71% this job
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
29% this job
Visa sponsorship
24%
Loan repayment
6% this job

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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.

  • Includes weekends
GP

About Greater Philadelphia Health Action

Hospitals and Health Care
Philadelphia, PA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Long Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) with Company Contribution
Paid Time Off
Continuing Education

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
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 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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