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Greater Philadelphia Health Action
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dentist (Mandarin Speaking Preferred) – Make an Impact

DentalFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

As our community evolves, so does the need for compassionate care. If your position was recently impacted, Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc., invites you to continue your mission of service with us.

GPHA, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a commitment to provide compassionate and affordable healthcare services, is seeking a friendly, energetic, and professional dentist, who would like to serve people at a public health setting and would like to create a significant impact on the health of the community while getting competitive salary and benefits.

We are looking for a dentist to examine, diagnose, and treat dental diseases, abnormalities, injuries and dysfunctional disorders.

You will direct dental activities and perform dental services for patients including but not limited to oral examinations, diagnosing X-rays, prophylaxis, fillings, extractions, periodontal treatment, root canals, removable dentures as well as crowns and bridges.

You will diagnose dental conditions, evaluate oral health, provide treatment, and prescribe medications. In addition, you will maintain and update electronic health records and information

Benefits Include

  • Health and Financial Benefits including Medical, Dental, Life, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) with lucrative company contribution and match
  • Paid Time Off including Vacation, Sick, Personal, Education, and Holidays
  • Professional Growth and Rewards including Generous bonuses, leadership and advancement opportunities, continuing education
  • Nation-wide [Group] Subscription to “Up to Date”, inclusive of CME for eligible providers
  • Loan Forgiveness through National Health Service Corps and eligibility for Scholars
  • Free Malpractice Coverage through the Federal Tort Claims Act

Note: Benefits vary for full time and part time providers.

Discover a workplace where your experience is valued and your future supported. Visit us at gphainc.org.

GPHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GPHA does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices to include hiring, transferring and promotion practices on the basis of race, color, sex, age, handicap, disability, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Key Responsibilities

The dentist will examine, diagnose, and treat various dental diseases, injuries, and disorders in a public health setting. Responsibilities include performing procedures such as fillings, extractions, root canals, and maintaining accurate electronic health records.

Requirements

The candidate must be a professional dentist capable of directing dental activities and providing comprehensive oral health services. Proficiency in Mandarin is preferred to better serve the community.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careMandarin speaking

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist (Mandarin Speaking Preferred) – Make an Impact at Greater Philadelphia Health Action 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.

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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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.

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About Greater Philadelphia Health Action

Hospitals and Health Care
Philadelphia, PA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Life Insurance
Long Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) with company contribution and match
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Personal, Education, Holidays)
Generous bonuses

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.