Dentist Floater
Listed compensation
$180k-$190k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gingiva, and related oral structures by performing the following duties.
Benefits
- Free Medical, Dental & Vision
- 13 Paid Holidays + PTO
- 403 (B) retirement match
- Life Insurance, EAP
- Flexible Spending Account
- Succession plans & growth within
Qualifications
Education & Experience: (Required)
- Graduate dentist with state license or regional boards and eligible to practice Dentistry in California.
- The preference is for a General Dentist with a minimum of 2-3 years experience
- Strong charting/documentation skills.
- OJT accredited
- Bilingual English/Spanish (Preferred)
- Proficient Microsoft Office and Excel (familiarity with medical terminology).
- EDR- Electronic Dental Record (Preferred)
- PMS- Practice Management System (Preferred)
- Familiarity with dental management programs, such as Dentrix
Licensure/Certification
- DDS, OSHA Certification, CPR License, X-ray Radiation License
- Employees are responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by management.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services. Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following:
- Assist in patient scheduling to assure dental clinic productivity and appropriate management of dental patients.
- Communicate dental treatment information to patients, parents or guardians and clinical staff in a clear and effective manner.
- Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions.
- Document and chart in the patients’ dental records appropriately, using EDR and ability to effectively use practice management software (Dentrix) to schedule, chart, document and bill.
- Interpret radiograph; examine, diagnose, and treatment plan diseases and abnormalities and disorders of the oral and facial structure.
- Perform routine preventative, periodontal, oral surgery, endodontic, and prosthodontics treatment.
- Provide quality dental services to patients efficiently.
- Provides limited supervision of dental staff assigned to their clinic location and oversee management of equipment and supplies.
- Refer to specialist(s) when required.
- Restore health and function of carious and defective teeth and administer anesthesia as needed to carry out the procedures.
- Willing to work late shifts and Saturdays.
- Willing to work with children.
- Positive and pleasant attitude.
- Willing to learn and adjust within an organization.
- Neat and meticulous.
- Good and effective communication skills.
St. John’s Community Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Key Responsibilities
The dentist will diagnose and treat oral diseases, injuries, and malformations while performing routine preventative and specialty dental procedures. They are also responsible for documenting patient records, managing clinic productivity, and providing limited supervision to clinical staff.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
General Dentistry Career Context
Of the 42 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 43% have no call, 79% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$185k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $167k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $180k–$190k | Dentist median $221k (middle half $193k–$275k)42 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$167k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in California | 582 active | 5,791 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 43% no call · 79% no weekends42 benchmarked listings |
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