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Elevate Dental Partners
Denver, Colorado

General Dentist

DentistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$180k-$280k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

  • General Dentist (Associate)
  • Denver Metro
  • $180,000–$280,000/year potential | $700–$1,000 daily guarantee or 30% of collections
  • Full-time, Monday-Friday hours | 4-5 day work week

Picture a full schedule, a strong hygiene team, and the freedom to practice the dentistry you trained for. Our Denver metro practice sees 90–100 new patients every month, and we’re adding a General Dentist to care for our wonderful patients. You focus on patients. We handle the rest.

Why Dentists Choose This Practice

Earn what you produce. 30% of collections with a $700–$1,000 daily guarantee. Realistic first-year range is $180K–$280K.

Lab fees are on us. The practice pays 100% of lab costs, so your 30% stays yours.

Your clinical calls. Do the procedures you love and refer what you don’t. No quotas, no pressure.

GP-only practice. No in-house specialists and no requirement to refer to a specific specialist.

A full chair, not a slow ramp. 90–100 new patients a month in a multi-doctor office.

Hygiene stays in hygiene. Our hygienists run their own columns. You won’t be scheduled for prophys.

Modern and digital. Digital imaging and charting in Open Dental, in a clean, up-to-date clinical space.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) with up to 4% company match
  • $3,000 annual CE allowance
  • Paid malpractice insurance

Who We Are

Our office is a multi-doctor general dental practice serving patients from the Denver area. We partner with Elevate Dental Partners, a Denver-based dental support organization. Their philosophy is simple: “Here to support, not to control.” Elevate handles HR, billing, collections, marketing, and technology so our doctors can focus on dentistry.

  • What You’ll Bring
  • DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school
  • Active Colorado dental license (or in process)
  • Current DEA registration and CPR/BLS certification
  • New graduates and experienced dentists are both welcome
  • A patient-first approach and a team-first attitude

Ready to See the Practice?

We’d love to show you around, introduce you to the team, and walk you through the numbers. Apply today with your CV. It takes less than two minutes, and our recruiting team will reach out within one business day.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive general dental care to patients in a multi-doctor practice setting. Manage patient treatment plans while maintaining high standards of clinical excellence and patient satisfaction.

Requirements

Must hold a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school and possess an active Colorado dental license. Candidates must also have current DEA registration and CPR/BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

General dentistryClinical dentistryPatient careDigital chartingTreatment planningCommunicationTeamwork

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 44 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 89% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$230k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $223k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.9 / 10 · above average in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$180k–$280kDentist median $265k (middle half $205k–$275k)146 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$223k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
General Dentistry listings in Colorado28 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dentist listings in Colorado188 active5,988 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% no call · 89% no weekends44 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 11% offer loan repayment188 active listings, Nov 2026
New General Dentistry listings634 in the last 30 days433 the 30 days before (+46%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Colorado figures use all dentists: too few Colorado General Dentistry postings state pay.

Top Dentist Jobs

11 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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<$275k
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$350k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

11 jobs · 10 employers
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Higher = better work-life balance

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Dentist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Elevate Dental Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Denver, CO
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life and disability insurance
401(k) with up to 4% company match
$3,000 annual CE allowance
Paid malpractice insurance

Living in Denver

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$556k≈ 3.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,855/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
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.