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Vista Community Clinic
Vista, California

Dentist

DentalFull-Time

Pay as listed: $90-$92/hr · Vista, California.

Listed compensation

$90-$92/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

At Vista Community Clinic (VCC), we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact.

For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties.

Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.

As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.

For eligible employees, benefits include: Competitive compensation & benefits Medical, dental, vision Company-paid life insurance Flexible spending accounts 403(b) retirement plan

Why VCC?

  • Winner of the 2025 HRSA Gold Medal for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.
  • Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.
  • A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.
  • A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.

Responsibilities

Provide care in the following disciplines of a general dental practice: diagnosis, preventive dentistry and uncomplicated oral surgery. Responsible for the provision and coordination of all dental services.

Preventive services include topical fluorides and advocating fluoridation of community water; corrective services including pediatric dentistry and other routine dental services

Have clinical contact with patients for the purpose of education, examination and surgical activities in carrying out a dental program

Provide team services using multiple operatories

Qualifications

  • Minimum
  • Valid license to practice dentistry in California
  • Minimum two years' experience working in a high volume dental practice
  • Experience supervising dental auxiliary staff
  • Current CPR/BLS certification
  • Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
  • Skilled in the management of “team” dentistry using multiple operatories and multiple auxiliaries
  • Ability to write and document clinical and preventive protocols to guide dental service delivery
  • Experience/familiarity with Practice Management and Electronic Dental Records systems, NextGen/QSI preferred

Experience/familiarity with computers, Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel), business e-mail communication systems and internet search capabilities

Preferred Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Salary Range

$90.00 - $92.00 per hour Depending On Experience

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

General dentistryClinical documentationPatient educationDental auxiliary supervisionCPR certification

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$189k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $171k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
21%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Dentist listings

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

Living in Vista

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$858k
Typical market rent
$2,724/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Vista Community Clinic

Hospitals and Health Care
Vista, California
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Company-paid Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
403(b) Retirement Plan
Training & Development