Associate Dentist

DentalIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$150k-$250k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Wednesday

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Job Description

General Dentist – Fantastic Career Opportunities Mondays - Wednesdays and 2 X Saturday a month

  • High-end compensation in the industry, guaranteed base plus percentage production
  • Large, diverse patient base of all payor types
  • General, specialty and orthodontic services offered in all offices
  • Established organization committed to quality and patient experience
  • Growth through training, professional development, company-sponsored CE, etc.
  • Great clinical and administrative teams in every office
  • A team approach to providing patients with a wonderful experience
  • Geographic diversity throughout Southern California
  • Digital state-of-the art practice management system, instruments, equipment, etc.

What We Are Looking for in a General Dentist

  • A professional who is passionate about providing excellent care
  • A professional who wants to be part of a team focused on delivering a great patient experience and helping others
  • A professional with an excellent and cheerful chairside demeanor
  • A professional who wants to be excellent and productive in service to patients
  • A professional willing to work full-time or part-time

Your Qualifications

  • DDS/DMD degree
  • Active California State Dental Board license
  • Active Malpractice Insurance
  • DEA, CPR and NPI are required

Your Responsibilities Include

  • Great interaction with patients to promote trust and the optimal patient experience
  • Collaborating with an entire office team to promote trust, connection and relationship with patients and one-another
  • Understanding how PPO, HMO, and other dental plans work to optimize patient benefits
  • Proactively addressing patient concerns and providing insight and comfort to patients regarding their dental treatment

Support We Provide to Our Doctors

  • Beautiful, state-of-the-art offices equipped with modern systems, equipment and supplies
  • Full back-office support by Specialty Managers, Specialty Assistants, Floor Supervisors, RDAs, DAs, X-Ray Techs and Sterilization Clerks
  • Excellent, high-caliber instruments
  • Reliable, quality supplies from the most reputable, dependable companies
  • Regulatory and facility compliance
  • Steady flow of patients of all payor types

Who And Where We Are

For more than 30 years, West Coast Dental has served Southern California with a commitment to high quality general and specialty dental and orthodontic care and a great patient experience for every patient.

West Coast Dental, including its affiliate Magicland Children’s Dental, represents a dynamic fast-growing group of over 45 dental offices—in greater Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Northern San Diego—that offer the full range of general and specialty care, including orthodontics, to patients of all kinds—private, PPO, Medi-Cal, and HMO.

We are expanding throughout our markets and expect significant growth and opportunities for all our clinical partners.

Benefits We Offer

  • Medical insurance programs
  • Vision insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care)
  • Dental benefit
  • Supplemental insurance for life, disability, critical illness, cancer, gap and accident
  • Continuing education, including company-sponsored programs
  • Advancement opportunities
  • 401k participation

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality general and specialty dental care while maintaining a positive and trusting patient experience. Collaborate with the office team to manage patient treatment plans and navigate various dental insurance plans.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree and an active California State Dental Board license. Required certifications include DEA, CPR, and NPI, along with active malpractice insurance.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

General dentistryPatient careTreatment planningClinical collaborationPPO/HMO dental plansPatient communicationDental diagnosticsDigital practice management

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 43 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 47% have no call, 67% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$200k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $181k 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 · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
67% this job
CME allowance
58% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
Relocation assistance
25%
Loan repayment
17%

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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.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k≈ 6.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo≈ 22% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About West Coast Dental Administrative Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Los Angeles, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

High-end compensation with guaranteed base plus percentage production
Medical insurance programs
Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care)
Dental benefit
Supplemental insurance for life, disability, critical illness, cancer, gap and accident
Continuing education, including company-sponsored programs
Advancement opportunities