Oral Surgeon

DentalPart-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

General Overview

Exciting opportunity for an Oral Surgeon in San Diego! Start with 2 days/month, with potential for growth. Enjoy clinical autonomy in a cutting-edge, patient-focused practice.

Responsibilities

  • Provide expert patient consultations and personalized treatment planning.
  • Collaborating with other specialists to plan treatments.
  • Recording patient care by maintaining detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests, and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.
  • Administering general and local anesthetics, when necessary.
  • Performing surgical procedures to extract impacted or damaged teeth, place dental implants, and remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and/or facial regions.
  • Prescribing medication to improve recovery and control pain after procedures.
  • Treating infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaw, face, and neck.
  • Providing emergency treatment of orofacial injuries including facial lacerations, intraoral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
  • Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.
  • Optional research opportunities in oral and facial health.

Qualifications

  • DDS/DMD from a dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
  • Current, valid state license to practice (License must be in good standing) or eligible for licensure as an oral surgeon.
  • Minimum 2 years oral surgery experience required.
  • Other certifications as required by state to include - CPR, DEA, etc.
  • Completion of a post-doctoral residency program in Oral Surgery

Our commitment to inclusion is woven into the core of who we are. We believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our team members, patients, partners, and the communities we serve.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, status as a covered veteran, or any other class protected by federal, state, and local laws.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient ConsultationAnesthesia AdministrationTooth ExtractionEmergency Orofacial TreatmentPost-operative Care

Surgery Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Oral Surgeon at Imagen Dental Partners a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution7 jobs · 4 employers

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Dentist listings

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