Orthodontist
Listed compensation
$150K - $400K
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
Gentle Dental is immediately hiring for a part-time Orthodontist to work out of our Community SF office. 2-3 days a month.
Gentle Dental is coming back and preparing to reopen our offices to serve our patients and communities during these challenging times.
In this new normal, Gentle Dental offers more stability and less uncertainty in a time when safety and security are more important than ever.
We’re hiring in offices throughout the region as we start welcoming back our patients and teams. Apply now to learn more about the opportunities nearest to you.
Gentle Dental provides a large network of resources to empower our Dental partners. With Gentle Dental, we manage the details so you can focus on dentistry. We provide a team atmosphere, integrity and doing what is right for the patient. The perfect fit for our team is a caring and motivated people-person with a strong work ethic and superior clinical skills. You choose what’s best for your patients.
Office Location
- GD Community San Francisco - 2494 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Office Culture
- Teamwork in the patients best interest
- Quality patient care with clinical autonomy based on best practices in the patients best interest
- New patients assigned equally on rotation basis. Your patients stay with you.
Benefits Include
- 401K with company match
- Malpractice
Position Qualifications
- Orthodontist Residency Certificate
- Accredited Dental School Graduate
- Current CA State Dental License (or the ability to acquire CA license by time of employment)
- Other licenses/certifications such as CPR & NPI
The average full time Dentist earns $150,000 - $400,000.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality orthodontic care to patients within a team-oriented environment. Manage patient treatment plans with clinical autonomy to ensure the best outcomes for the patient.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited dental school with an Orthodontist Residency Certificate. Requires a current California State Dental License and certifications such as CPR and NPI.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Orthodontics Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$275k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $248k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 25% in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $150k–$400k | Dentist median $372k (middle half $39k–$372k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$248k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Orthodontics listings in California | 12 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dentist listings in California | 617 active | 5,989 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 5% offer loan repayment617 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Orthodontics listings | 38 in the last 30 days | 28 the 30 days before (+36%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Orthodontist at InterDent Service a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc.
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
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Benefits & Perks
Living in San Francisco
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.77M≈ 11.8× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $4,784/mo≈ 38% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.