Dentist
Listed compensation
$180K - $250K
The week · per this posting4-day week
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Job Description
The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting a full-time General Dentist to provide care at a vibrant community health center (FQHC) in Sioux City, IA!
What is a community health center (FQHC)?
The largest source of comprehensive primary care for underserved communities and populations.
With an integrated care model that includes medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services, patients can access comprehensive, coordinated services often under one roof.
Role Details
- Hours: 4-day work week with 1 evening per week (until 7:30 p. m.); no weekends, no call
- Sees on average 18 patients per day
- Provider team includes: 1 dentist, 4 hygienists in rotation, & 2 dental assistants
- Operatories: 12
- EHR: Epic Wisdom
Benefits
Student Loan Repayment Programs: Eligible for $50,000 in student loan repayment in exchange for 2 years of service through state & federal programs
- Competitive Salary: $180,000-250,000 depending upon experience + monthly production incentive plan
- Licensing and Professional Subscriptions/Continuing Education: Reimbursement provided.
- Comprehensive Insurance: Medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, long-term disability, and flexible spending available.
- Paid Time Off: 36 paid days off per year including holidays
- Retirement Plans: 401k with 5% company match
- Malpractice Insurance: FTCA Malpractice Insurance coverage.
Join us in making a difference in the community while enjoying a rewarding career with excellent benefits and a supportive work environment!
Requirements
DDS/DMD degree from an approved dental school
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive general dental care to patients within an integrated community health center model. Manage a daily patient load while collaborating with a team of hygienists and dental assistants.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Iowa Primary Care Association a 7.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Dentistry Career Context
Iowa Primary Care Association holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 22 active listings.
Of the 43 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 44% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$215k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $245k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- No weekends
Living in Sioux City
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $219k≈ 1.2× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,275/mo≈ 9% of gross pay
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 86.5
- State income tax
- Up to 6%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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