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St Johns Community Health
Los Angeles, California

Dentist Floater

DentistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$180K - $190K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gingiva, and related oral structures by performing the following duties.

Benefits

  • Free Medical, Dental & Vision
  • 13 Paid Holidays + PTO
  • 403 (B) retirement match
  • Life Insurance, EAP
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Succession plans & growth within

Qualifications

Education & Experience: (Required)

  • Graduate dentist with state license or regional boards and eligible to practice Dentistry in California.
  • The preference is for a General Dentist with a minimum of 2-3 years experience
  • Strong charting/documentation skills.
  • OJT accredited
  • Bilingual English/Spanish (Preferred)
  • Proficient Microsoft Office and Excel (familiarity with medical terminology).
  • EDR- Electronic Dental Record (Preferred)
  • PMS- Practice Management System (Preferred)
  • Familiarity with dental management programs, such as Dentrix

Licensure/Certification

  • DDS, OSHA Certification, CPR License, X-ray Radiation License
  • Employees are responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services. Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following:

  • Assist in patient scheduling to assure dental clinic productivity and appropriate management of dental patients.
  • Communicate dental treatment information to patients, parents or guardians and clinical staff in a clear and effective manner.
  • Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions.
  • Document and chart in the patients’ dental records appropriately, using EDR and ability to effectively use practice management software (Dentrix) to schedule, chart, document and bill.
  • Interpret radiograph; examine, diagnose, and treatment plan diseases and abnormalities and disorders of the oral and facial structure.
  • Perform routine preventative, periodontal, oral surgery, endodontic, and prosthodontics treatment.
  • Provide quality dental services to patients efficiently.
  • Provides limited supervision of dental staff assigned to their clinic location and oversee management of equipment and supplies.
  • Refer to specialist(s) when required.
  • Restore health and function of carious and defective teeth and administer anesthesia as needed to carry out the procedures.
  • Willing to work late shifts and Saturdays.
  • Willing to work with children.
  • Positive and pleasant attitude.
  • Willing to learn and adjust within an organization.
  • Neat and meticulous.
  • Good and effective communication skills.

St. John’s Community Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and oral structures while providing quality general dentistry services. Responsibilities include interpreting radiographs, performing various dental procedures, and supervising clinic staff and supplies.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient DiagnosisTreatment PlanningEndodonticsPeriodontal TreatmentDental ChartingRadiograph InterpretationAnesthesia AdministrationPatient Communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist Floater at St Johns Community Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average 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, 38% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$185k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $167k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$180k–$190kDentist median $221k (middle half $193k–$275k)54 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$167k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in California568 active5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 4% offer loan repayment568 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dentistry listings213 in the last 30 days209 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Visa sponsorship
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Dentist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About St Johns Community Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Los Angeles, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free Medical Insurance
Free Dental Insurance
Free Vision Insurance
13 Paid Holidays
PTO
403(B) Retirement Match
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$922k≈ 5.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,772/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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