Associate Dentist
Listed compensation
$150k-$250k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
General Dentist – Fantastic Career Opportunities
- High-end compensation in the industry, guaranteed base plus percentage production
- Large, diverse patient base of all payor types
- General, specialty and orthodontic services offered in all offices
- Established organization committed to quality and patient experience
- Growth through training, professional development, company-sponsored CE, etc.
- Great clinical and administrative teams in every office
- A team approach to providing patients with a wonderful experience
- Geographic diversity throughout Southern California
- Digital state-of-the art practice management system, instruments, equipment, etc.
What We Are Looking for in a General Dentist
- A professional who is passionate about providing excellent care
- A professional who wants to be part of a team focused on delivering a great patient experience and helping others
- A professional with an excellent and cheerful chairside demeanor
- A professional who wants to be excellent and productive in service to patients
- A professional willing to work full-time or part-time
Your Qualifications
- DDS/DMD degree
- Active California State Dental Board license
- Active Malpractice Insurance
- DEA, CPR and NPI are required
Your Responsibilities Include
- Great interaction with patients to promote trust and the optimal patient experience
- Collaborating with an entire office team to promote trust, connection and relationship with patients and one-another
- Understanding how PPO, HMO, and other dental plans work to optimize patient benefits
- Proactively addressing patient concerns and providing insight and comfort to patients regarding their dental treatment
Support We Provide to Our Doctors
- Beautiful, state-of-the-art offices equipped with modern systems, equipment and supplies
- Full back-office support by Specialty Managers, Specialty Assistants, Floor Supervisors, RDAs, DAs, X-Ray Techs and Sterilization Clerks
- Excellent, high-caliber instruments
- Reliable, quality supplies from the most reputable, dependable companies
- Regulatory and facility compliance
- Steady flow of patients of all payor types
Who And Where We Are
For more than 30 years, West Coast Dental has served Southern California with a commitment to high quality general and specialty dental and orthodontic care and a great patient experience for every patient.
West Coast Dental, including its affiliate Magicland Children’s Dental, represents a dynamic fast-growing group of over 45 dental offices—in greater Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Northern San Diego—that offer the full range of general and specialty care, including orthodontics, to patients of all kinds—private, PPO, Medi-Cal, and HMO.
We are expanding throughout our markets and expect significant growth and opportunities for all our clinical partners.
Benefits We Offer
- Medical insurance programs
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care)
- Dental benefit
- Supplemental insurance for life, disability, critical illness, cancer, gap and accident
- Continuing education, including company-sponsored programs
- Advancement opportunities
- 401k participation
Key Responsibilities
The Associate Dentist is responsible for providing high-quality general dental care and collaborating with the office team to ensure a positive patient experience. They must also manage patient concerns and understand various dental insurance plans to optimize patient benefits.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree and possess an active California State Dental Board license. Additionally, they are required to maintain active malpractice insurance, DEA registration, CPR certification, and an NPI number.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Dentistry Career Context
Of the 43 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 47% have no call, 67% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$200k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $181k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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