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Cincinnati, Ohio

Dentist, Full Time, First Shift

Dental Top 25% in Dentistry (Dental)No nightsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

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

Dental DiagnosisPatient TreatmentDental Program ImplementationCommunity HealthBLS CertificationACLS Certification

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 Dentistry (Dental) — ranked against 1,581 active Dentistry (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
75%
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
25%
Visa sponsorship
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Dentistry (Dental)

  • No nights

Living in Cincinnati

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$243k
Typical market rent
$1,414/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.