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Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina

General Dentist

Dental Above average in General Dentistry (Dental)No weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75-$80/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job description

Join AIMS LOCUM TENENS LLC d/b/a AIMS Force as a General Dentist – No Call, M-F Schedule in North Carolina, United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide dental services within the scope of clinical privileges granted by the Military Treatment Facility (MTF).
  • Deliver patient care in compliance with DHA policies, Army regulations, OSHA standards, HIPAA, infection control protocols, and Joint Commission.

Requirements

  • Maintain accurate and timely electronic dental records.
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives, staff meetings, credentialing activities, and continuing education.
  • Specific Duties: Perform comprehensive oral examinations and evaluate patients for dental diseases, abnormalities, injuries, and oral health conditions.
  • Interpret dental radiographs, diagnostic tests, and clinical findings to establish accurate diagnoses and treatment plans.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $156K - $166K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

Work with AIMS LOCUM TENENS LLC d/b/a AIMS Force in North Carolina, United States.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLSDEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Preventive DentistryRestorative DentistryOral SurgeryEndodonticsPeriodonticsDiagnostic ImagingPatient EducationTreatment PlanningClinical JudgmentEmergency Dental Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Dentist at Department of Defense a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in General Dentistry (Dental) — ranked against 595 active General Dentistry (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

General Dentistry Career Context

Department of Defense holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 52 active listings.

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 42% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$161k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $171k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 17 employers

CME allowance
71% this job
401k / retirement match
71% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
14%

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in General Dentistry (Dental)

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call
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Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance