Associate Dentist
Listed compensation
$200K+
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Arkansas Family Dental, a thriving, high-tech dental practice in West Little Rock, is seeking an Associate Dentist to join our well-established team. We are a privately owned dental clinic in Little Rock, AR, Arkansas Family Dental, serving patients for the last 22 years.
Our clinic is conveniently located in West Little Rock, has 10,000 square feet of space, 19 operatories, a surgical suite and a training center. Arkansas Family Dental is a thriving general dental office, employing 8 dentists plus 11 hygienists and 30 support staff.
We have a love for serving people and giving back to our community. We recently completed our event AFD Gives Back where we were able to give away $214,000 in dental care to the community! We can serve our patients in any capacity including endodontics, orthodontics, oral surgery, and implant placement.
We strive to be the best dental office in Little Rock, give our patients an incredible customer service experience, all while ensuring they receive the highest quality dentistry in the state.
We are searching for a general dentist to join our team. This individual needs to have a great personality, want to treat and care for patients at the highest level, and enjoy learning new procedures as well as be open to using all the newest technology that dentistry has to offer.
We offer a guaranteed daily rate plus commissioned pay whichever is greater. A motivated dentist joining our team could expect to earn over $200K or more in their very first year of employment. Our practice is lucky to welcome over 300 new patients through our doors each month.
It will be a breeze for a new dentist to build their own patient base with us. Our benefits include health, dental, life, vision, and malpractice insurance coverage, 401K, and paid continuing education.
Our clinic provides the opportunity for a new dentist to collaborate and learn from other dentists every day. We conduct doctors only meetings and study clubs, so we can go over cases and systems. It is an amazing place to find mentorship and guidance with some of the most difficult cases from dentists that have 15-20 years of experience.
Key Responsibilities
The Associate Dentist will provide high-quality general dental care to patients and collaborate with a team of experienced dentists. Responsibilities include performing various dental procedures and participating in regular doctor meetings and study clubs.
Requirements
The ideal candidate is a general dentist with a great personality who is committed to high-level patient care. Applicants should be eager to learn new procedures and utilize the latest dental technology.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Dentist at Arkansas Family Dental 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 43 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 40% have no call, 79% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas 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 | not listed | Dentist median $254k (middle half $203k–$300k)364 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Arkansas index 86.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in Arkansas | 44 active | 5,724 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 40% no call · 79% no weekends43 benchmarked listings |
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