Dentist

DentalFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

First Flight Health Centers is a non-profit health care organization whose mission is improving lives by providing quality primary and preventive healthcare services to those in need, regardless of ability to pay. We promote a family atmosphere and are looking for individuals who share our passion for providing quality patient care and excellent customer service.

First Flight Health Centers is seeking a dentist to work in our East Dayton Dental Center. The dentist will provide professional, high-quality dental diagnosis, treatment and education to a broad range of patients, including children, adolescents and adults.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility and responsiveness
  • Maintains full appointment schedule for office practice and other settings
  • Provides a full range of general dental services within the dentist’s defined scope of training
  • Utilizes state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment techniques
  • Refers patients to specialists and relevant patient care components as appropriate
  • Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications and treatment regimens as appropriate
  • Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of dental technical and support staff as required
  • Follows established departmental policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental and/or infection control standards. Maintains necessary credentialing, licensure and continuing education requirements

Required Knowledge, Experience or Licensure/Registration

  • DDS or DMD degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in general dentistry. Previous dental practice experience with low income/underserved communities preferred.
  • Current licensure in the state of Ohio
  • Valid DEA license
  • Current CPR/AED certification

Salary commensurate with experience. We offer a full suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays and loan repayment.

Key Responsibilities

The dentist will provide professional dental diagnosis, treatment, and education to a diverse patient population. They are also responsible for coordinating patient care activities with support staff and maintaining high standards of clinical quality and safety.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited institution and possess a current Ohio dental license. Additionally, a valid DEA license and current CPR/AED certification are required for the position.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Dental treatmentPatient educationClinical careTreatment planningPharmaceutical prescriptionStaff coordinationSafety compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton 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.

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 26% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
27% this job
Relocation assistance
18%

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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 Dayton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$149k
Typical market rent
$1,251/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton

Wellness and Fitness Services
Dayton, Ohio
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Loan repayment