Endodontist
Production pay · no annual figure stated
50% of production
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
With Gentle Dental, we manage the details so you can focus on dentistry. We provide a team atmosphere, integrity and doing what is right for the patient.
The perfect fit for our team is a caring and motivated people-person with a strong work ethic and superior clinical skills. You choose what’s best for your patients. We are looking for a part-time Endodontist in Vista and San Diego, CA (2 days a month).
Percentage of Production
- 50% of production
Office Location
- GD Vista - 1680 South Melrose Dr. #108, Vista, CA 92081
- GD Sorrento Valley - 11230 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 130 San Diego, CA 92121
Office Culture:
- Teamwork in the patients best interest
- Quality patient care with clinical autonomy based on best practices in the patients best interest
- New patients assigned equally on rotation basis. Your patients stay with you.
Benefits Include
- 401K with company match and additional Pre-tax saving plan
- Life insurance
- Malpractice
Position Qualifications:
- Endodontic Residency Certificate & Board Certification Required
- Accredited Dental School Graduate
- Active CA Dental License in good standing (or the ability to acquire OR license by time of employment)
- Other licenses/certifications such as CPR, DEA, NPI
Gentle Dental provides a large network of resources to empower our Dental partners.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality endodontic care to patients while maintaining clinical autonomy. Collaborate with the dental team to ensure the best interests of the patients are met.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an Endodontic Residency Certificate, Board Certification, and an active California Dental License. Applicants are also required to possess current CPR, DEA, and NPI certifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Endodontics Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
| 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 $204k (middle half $187k–$251k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in California | 568 active | 5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% 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 Endodontics listings | 83 in the last 30 days | 27 the 30 days before (+207%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Endodontist 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.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in San Diego
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.00M
- Typical market rent
- $3,004/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.9
- 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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.