Dentist
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Job Description
- Job Title: Dentist
- Job Type: Permanent
- Department: Dental
- FTE: 1.0 FTE / 40 clinical hours per week
- Supervisor: Dental Director / Executive Director
- Service Setting: Community Health / Primary Care Dental Clinic
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: All ages
- Case Mix: General dentistry and preventive dental care
- Services: Examinations, diagnosis, treatment, preventive care, and specialty referrals
Facility Information
- Department: Dental
- Practice Focus: Community health / public health dentistry
- Support: Dental and clinic staff
- Community Services: Outreach, health education, and community events
Required Procedures
- Fillings
- Extractions
- Adult prophylaxis
- Scaling and root planing (SRP)
- Denture procedures
- Recall examinations
- Child prophylaxis
- Night guards
- Occlusal adjustments
Job Requirements
- Education: Graduation from an accredited dental school
- Residency: Accredited General Practice Residency preferred
- License: Unrestricted California dental license
- DEA: Unrestricted DEA license
- Certifications: Current CPR/BLS required; ACLS preferred
- Driver's License: Valid driver's license required
- Experience: Dental experience in community health or private practice
- Other Qualifications: Strong clinical, interpersonal, and written communication skills
Duties & Responsibilities
- Examine, diagnose, and treat dental and oral conditions
- Provide preventive and restorative dental services
- Perform fillings, extractions, prophylaxis, SRP, and denture-related procedures
- Refer patients for specialty consultation and treatment when appropriate
- Maintain complete and accurate dental records
- Accurately code dental services for clinical and payer compliance
- Educate patients regarding oral health and disease prevention
- Participate in quality assurance and quality improvement activities
- Collaborate with Medical and Behavioral Health divisions
- Participate in staff training, community outreach, and health education activities
Key Responsibilities
The dentist will examine, diagnose, and treat various oral conditions while providing preventive and restorative dental services. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate patient records, coding services for compliance, and participating in community outreach and quality improvement activities.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited dental school and possess an unrestricted California dental license and DEA license. Proficiency in general dentistry procedures and strong clinical and communication skills are required, with a General Practice Residency preferred.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Adelphi Staffing a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Dentistry Career Context
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 30% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
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).
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- No call
Living in Redway
- Median resident rent
- $659/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 13 min
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.