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Job Description

  • Associate Dentist (Part-Time with Growth Opportunity)
  • South Mountain Family Dental – Tempe, AZ

Are you looking for a flexible opportunity in a welcoming, high-quality private practice—with the potential to grow your schedule over time? South Mountain Family Dental is excited to add a motivated and patient-focused General Dentist to our team!

Our practice is well-established in the Tempe community, known for our loyal patient base, modern technology, and supportive, team-driven environment. This is a great opportunity to step into a steady flow of patients while building toward additional days in the future.

  • Why You’ll Love Working Here
  • Strong earning potential with consistent patient demand
  • Loyal, established patient base ready to be served
  • Full clinical autonomy to practice your way
  • Modern, fully equipped office (iTero, CBCT, and more)
  • Supportive, experienced clinical and administrative team
  • Continuing education opportunities to support your growth
  • Privately owned practice with a collaborative culture

Position Highlights

  • Part-time schedule to start
  • Immediate patient flow and established schedule
  • Opportunity to grow into additional days as demand increases
  • Focus on comprehensive general dentistry
  • What We’re Looking For
  • DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school
  • 1–2+ years of clinical experience preferred –
  • Active Arizona dental license (or ability to obtain)
  • A team-oriented mindset with a passion for patient care
  • INDRROP03

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive general dentistry services to an established patient base in a private practice setting. Collaborate with a supportive clinical and administrative team to ensure high-quality patient care.

Requirements

Must hold a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school and possess an active Arizona dental license. Preference is given to candidates with 1-2 years of clinical experience.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical dentistryCommunication

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 28% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dentist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution21 jobs

8
<$290k
9
$290k-345k
1
$390k
1
$450k
2
$455k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
58% this job
Loan repayment
32%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Relocation assistance
21%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$500K+
#2

Dentist

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$230k-$461k
#3

Dentist – DDS / DMD

$300k-$450k
#4

Dentist

$325k-$390k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

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 Tempe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$454k
Typical market rent
$1,649/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About South Mountain Family Dental

Benefits & Perks

Continuing Education Opportunities
Modern Technology (iTero, CBCT)
Clinical Autonomy