Dentist, Full Time, First Shift
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
The Staff Dentist performs dental care in the diagnosis and treatment of patients and assists the Director in developing and implementing the dental program.
About University of Cincinnati Medical Center
As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team.
Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.
UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries.
Key Responsibilities
The Staff Dentist is responsible for diagnosing and treating patients to provide comprehensive dental care. Additionally, the role involves assisting the Director in the development and implementation of the dental program.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited dental school with an unrestricted Ohio dentistry license and completion of an ADA accredited AEGD or GPR residency. Current BLS/ACLS certifications and a Medicaid provider number are required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist, Full Time, First Shift at UC Health 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. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
Dentistry Career Context
UC Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 74 active listings.
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 25% in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | Ohio index 92.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in Ohio | 178 active | 5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 36% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Ohio healthcare professional listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $9k) · 5% offer loan repayment178 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dentistry listings | 213 in the last 30 days | 209 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| UC Health | silver tier, 71/100 | Top Employers work-life index74 active listings |
Top Dentist Jobs
22 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
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Benefits & Perks
17 jobsShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$220k-$340kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No nights
Benefits & Perks
Living in Cincinnati
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $240k
- Typical market rent
- $1,432/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.4
- State income tax
- Up to 4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.