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Golden, Colorado

Periodontist

DentistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$420k–$650k

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Job Description

Now is the time to join PDS Health. You will have opportunities to learn new skills from our team of experienced professionals. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and gain valuable experience, apply today!

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 supported dental practice model. Focus on clinical excellence and patient outcomes while delegating administrative tasks to the support team.

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

PeriodonticsComprehensive dentistryTreatment planningOral surgeryPatient communication

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 46 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$535k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $519k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$519k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Colorado180 active5,754 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 35% no call · 80% no weekends46 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado healthcare professional listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 12% offer loan repayment180 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dentistry listings213 in the last 30 days222 the 30 days before (−4%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dentist Jobs

14 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

14 jobs · 12 employers
1
$260k
7
$300k-310k
3
$310k-500k
3
$500k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

11 jobs
CME allowance
73%
401k / retirement match
73%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Visa sponsorship
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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From $700k
#2

General Dentist - Starting Annual Salary $275,000 (Lompoc)

Cali Dental · Lompoc, California

$275k-$600k
#3

General Dentist

$300k-$500k
#4

General Dentist

$200k-$400k
+ 12 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.

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About PDS Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Balanced lifestyle
Autonomy
Ongoing training
Latest technologies

Living in Golden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$768k≈ 1.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,100/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

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