Dentist
Listed compensation
$80-$120/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Professional Care Dental Servies, P. C is currently recruiting for a Part-Time Dentist to join our team at the Jefferson County Jail in Watertown, NY
This position only requires 4 hours per bi-weekly, Monday - Friday normal business hours.
To Quickly Highlight Some Key Points
- Hourly compensation is negotiable and commensurate based on experience, hourly range is $80-$120.
- Company paid malpractice liability insurance (including tail) is provided, &
- Part-Time PTO & Sick Leave package included.
- For a full job description, please click here: primecaremedical.com
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Dental Medicine.
- Licensed to practice dentistry in the State of New York.
- Maintain a current DEA number & ability to prescribe medications in New York.
- Strong communication skills, as well as the ability to develop a trusting relationship with patients/inmates.
- Ability to monitor, observe and document patients.
Key Responsibilities
The dentist will provide professional dental care services to inmates at the Jefferson County Jail. Responsibilities include monitoring, observing, and documenting patient health while building trusting relationships.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Professional Care Dental Services, P.C a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Dentistry Career Context
Of the 40 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% have no call, 93% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$208k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $193k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $166k–$250k | Dentist median $260k (middle half $191k–$313k)40 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$193k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentistry listings in New York | 53 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dentist listings in New York | 290 active | 5,987 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 28% no call · 93% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment290 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dentistry listings | 257 in the last 30 days | 204 the 30 days before (+26%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
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Benefits & Perks
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See all 5 Professional Care Dental Services, P.C jobsLiving in Watertown
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k
- Typical market rent
- $1,546/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 87.7
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.