Dentist

DentistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$148K - $155K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

If you believe healthcare is a right, that everyone deserves high quality care so they can enjoy their highest level of health and wellbeing, and you value each person's individual story – consider joining us at Neighborhood!

We are seeking a dentist who is kind, who sees opportunities to innovate and collaborate, and is open to unique perspectives.

About the Role

As a dentist at Neighborhood, you will work in a collaborative team to provide patient-centered care, including care to people who may otherwise not have access. You care about public health and are passionate about working with underserved populations. Responsibilities include:

  • Oversees and provides direct dental patient care
  • Facilitates care coordination and clinical collaboration
  • Ensures quality care and risk mitigation

You will be primarily based at our Blasdell location, 4233 Lake Ave, and will travel to other Neighborhood locations in Western New York as needed.

What It’s Like to Work at Neighborhood

The top three words employees say describe the work environment are: teamwork, supportive, kind. These are from an anonymous survey of Neighborhood employees for the Buffalo Business First Best Places to Work competition. Neighborhood has earned “finalist” distinction in the competition the last four years. We are a group of flexible and kind individuals who are open to each other’s ideas, and see opportunities to innovate and find solutions when challenges arise.

Education and Skills to be a Dentist at Neighborhood:

  • Graduate of an accredited dental school.
  • Current NYS Professional Dentist license with a minimum of one year experience in a general dental setting. This experience requirement may also be met by completion of an approved one year general practice residency.
  • Experience working with an Electronic Dental Record system a plus
  • Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and manage deadlines well
  • Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective work relationships
  • Participation in clinical and quality improvement projects
  • Commitment and experience working with underserved populations
  • Strong interest in public health
  • Experience in community center or urban sites preferred
  • Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply

What We Offer

Compensation: $148,000 - $155,000 annual salary (based on a full-time, 40 hour work week)

Individual compensation is based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other position related components.

Sign on Bonus: This position qualifies for a sign-on bonus to be paid incrementally throughout the successful employee's first year.

Tuition Reimbursement Potential: Our FQHC status provides a unique opportunity for tuition reimbursement for dentists, $120,000. A three-year commitment to serve at a FQHC is required. This tuition reimbursement program requires application and is not guaranteed.

Benefits

You’ll have options for medical, dental, life, and supplemental insurance. We also offer a 403b match, health savings accounts with employer contribution, wellbeing programs, continuing education opportunities, generous paid time off, holidays.

About Neighborhood

Neighborhood Health Center is the largest and longest serving Federally Qualified Health Center in Western New York, and is the highest ranked health center for quality in the region. We provide primary and integrated healthcare services all under one roof, regardless of a person’s ability to pay.

Services include internal/family medicine, pediatrics, OB-GYN, dentistry, podiatry, psychiatry, vision care, nutrition and behavioral health counseling, and pharmacy services. We’re working toward a Western New York where all enjoy their highest level of health and wellbeing.

Neighborhood Health Center is an equal opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The dentist will oversee and provide direct dental patient care while facilitating clinical collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. They are responsible for ensuring quality care, risk mitigation, and participating in various clinical and quality improvement projects.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited dental school and hold a current NYS Professional Dentist license with at least one year of experience in a general dental setting. A strong commitment to public health and experience working with underserved populations is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Neighborhood Health Center of WNY a 6.9 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

Neighborhood Health Center of WNY holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 6 active listings.

Of the 43 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% have no call, 91% require no weekends.

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 25% in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$148k–$155kDentist median $275k (middle half $195k–$300k)25 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$140k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentistry listings in New York49 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dentist listings in New York279 active5,924 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 33% no call · 91% no weekends43 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · $120k loan repaymentNew York healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment279 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dentistry listings270 in the last 30 days191 the 30 days before (+41%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Neighborhood Health Center of WNYsilver tier, 79/100Top Employers work-life index6 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. New York figures use all dentists: too few New York Dentistry postings state pay.

Top Dentist Jobs

13 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

13 jobs · 11 employers
2
<$215k
3
$215k-265k
5
$265k-315k
3
$350k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

11 jobs
CME allowance
64% this job
Sign-on bonus
45% this job
401k / retirement match
45% this job
Loan repayment
9% this job
PSLF eligible
9%

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#2

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.9
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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Neighborhood Health Center of WNY logo

About Neighborhood Health Center of WNY

Medical Practices
Buffalo, New York
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Tuition reimbursement potential ($120,000)
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Supplemental insurance
403b match
Health savings accounts with employer contribution

Living in Buffalo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k≈ 1.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,421/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.8
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 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.