Clinical Dental Assistant-General Dentistry (Kingsport, TN)
Listed compensation
$19.10/hr
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Job Description
Market Range: 05
Hiring Salary: $19.10/Hourly
This Position Is Located in Kingsport, TN
Job Summary/Essential Functions
The Clinical Dental Assistant provides chairside assistance, clinical/laboratory support, and facilities maintenance for residents and faculty members in the
Kingsport Dental Clinic.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Dental Assistant provides chairside assistance and clinical/laboratory support for residents and faculty. They are also responsible for facilities maintenance within the Kingsport Dental Clinic.
Requirements
Requires a High School Diploma or GED and at least one year of experience in a dental office or laboratory. Must be a licensed dental assistant in Tennessee with certifications in Radiology, Nitrous Oxide Monitoring, and CPR.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Dental Assistant-General Dentistry (Kingsport, TN) at University of Tennessee a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Dental Assistant — ranked against 342 active Dental Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.
Dentistry Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$40k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$40k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 342 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Memphis
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $142k
- Typical market rent
- $1,232/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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