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PDS Health
New Orleans, Louisiana

Periodontist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$420K - $650K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

You’ve invested the time to become a great periodontist. Now let us help you take your career further with more opportunity, excellent leadership and one of the best practice models in modern dentistry.

As a periodontist supported by PDS Health®, you can rely on a great number of referrals as you will be providing owner dentists the ability to provide excellent and comprehensive care under one roof.

You will have the autonomy to provide your patients the care they deserve and provide you with the opportunity to earn excellent income and have a balanced lifestyle without the worries of running a practice.

The Opportunity

You became a dentist to provide excellent patient care and an orthodontist to have a career that will serve you for a lifetime. As a PDS®-supported periodontist, you will have a balanced lifestyle, fantastic income opportunities and you’ll work for offices that care about people, patients and their community. You won’t have to spend your time navigating practice administration. Instead, you’ll focus on your patients and your well-being.

The Future

As a periodontist, you will receive ongoing training to keep you informed and utilizing the latest technologies and dentistry practices. PDS® is one of the fastest growing companies in the US which means we will need excellent specialists like you to continue to provide clinical excellence in the future.

Compensation

PDS Health supported Periodontists make between $420,000 - $650,000 annnually, with the potential to make $820,000 a year.

Compensation Information

$420,000.00-$650,000.00 / Annually

PDS Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are united in our mission to create healthier and happier team members.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive periodontal care to patients within a dental office setting. Focus on clinical excellence and patient well-being while delegating practice administration tasks.

Requirements

Must be a qualified periodontist with the ability to provide high-quality dental care. The role requires a commitment to ongoing training and the utilization of modern dental technologies.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

PeriodonticsTreatment planningPatient communication

Periodontics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$535k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $607k in an average-cost state. 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 43% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Periodontist at PDS Health a 6.6 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.

Top Dentist Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs · 18 employers

12
<$350k
4
$390k
0
$400k-450k
2
$450k-500k
2
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs

401k / retirement match
71%
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Relocation assistance
24%
Loan repayment
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Endodontist

Freedom Dental Health · Wilmington, Delaware

$500K+
#2

General Dentist

Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics · Waco, Texas

$300k-$500k
#3

Dentist

$230k-$461k
#4

General Dentist

$200k-$450k
+ 19 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.6
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.

Living in New Orleans

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$209k≈ 0.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,637/mo≈ 5% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA 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 PDS Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Henderson, Nevada
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Balanced lifestyle
Excellent income opportunities
Ongoing training
Autonomy