Oral Surgeon
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Job Description
General Overview
Exciting opportunity for an Oral Surgeon in San Diego! Start with 2 days/month, with potential for growth. Enjoy clinical autonomy in a cutting-edge, patient-focused practice.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert patient consultations and personalized treatment planning.
- Collaborating with other specialists to plan treatments.
- Recording patient care by maintaining detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests, and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.
- Administering general and local anesthetics, when necessary.
- Performing surgical procedures to extract impacted or damaged teeth, place dental implants, and remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and/or facial regions.
- Prescribing medication to improve recovery and control pain after procedures.
- Treating infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaw, face, and neck.
- Providing emergency treatment of orofacial injuries including facial lacerations, intraoral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
- Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.
- Optional research opportunities in oral and facial health.
Qualifications
- DDS/DMD from a dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
- Current, valid state license to practice (License must be in good standing) or eligible for licensure as an oral surgeon.
- Minimum 2 years oral surgery experience required.
- Other certifications as required by state to include - CPR, DEA, etc.
- Completion of a post-doctoral residency program in Oral Surgery
Our commitment to inclusion is woven into the core of who we are. We believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our team members, patients, partners, and the communities we serve.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, status as a covered veteran, or any other class protected by federal, state, and local laws.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in California | 583 active | 5,724 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California healthcare professional listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 4% offer loan repayment583 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Surgery listings | 741 in the last 30 days | 497 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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