Dentist
Listed compensation
from $175,000
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Job Description
We're looking for a full-time General Dentist to practice out of our Gresham, Oregon office.
At Gentle Dental, we value our teammate’s smile as much as our patient’s smile.
Our vision is to provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services. We enhance the quality of our patients’ lives by providing accessible oral healthcare, which is paramount to overall health and wellbeing.
Our culture is based on innovation and providing a wellness approach to Dentistry to improve clinical results and consistently generate predictable treatment outcomes. We focus on a commitment to patient care, operational and clinical excellence, personal accountability, building relationships, and seeking out innovative and creative approaches to support our patients and teams.
It’s the whole idea of group dentistry, reimagined to provide Doctors and Clinicians with the right balance of autonomy and support for all stages of their career, focused on the best interests of patients.
Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of the people in your community!
Office Location
- Gentle Dental Gresham - 2458 SE Burnside, Gresham, OR 97080
Benefits Include
- Healthcare package (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Short and long term disability
- 401K with company match and additional Pre-tax saving plan
- Life insurance
- CE credits
- Malpractice
- Additional CE credits and partial License and DEA reimbursement after 2 years
Position Qualifications
- Accredited Dental School Graduate
- Active OR state dental license (or the ability to acquire one by time of employment)
- Other licenses/certifications such as CPR, DEA, NPI
Average Pay
- Dentist pay ranges from $175,000 - $400,000
Key Responsibilities
Provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services to patients in the Gresham community. Focus on clinical excellence and a wellness approach to dentistry to generate predictable treatment outcomes.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited dental school and hold an active Oregon state dental license. Additional requirements include certifications such as CPR, DEA, and NPI.
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Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at InterDent Service 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.
General Dentistry Career Context
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$288k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $278k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 25% in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $175k–$400k | Dentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)395 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$278k in purchasing power | Oregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in Oregon | 91 active | 5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New General Dentistry listings | 581 in the last 30 days | 413 the 30 days before (+41%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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