Dentist Floater
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.
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · above average in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $180k–$190k | Dentist median $221k (middle half $193k–$275k)54 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$167k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in California | 568 active | 5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 4% offer loan repayment568 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dentistry listings | 213 in the last 30 days | 209 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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