Dentist-Associate
Listed compensation
$160k-$300k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only
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Job Description
We are looking for dentists who want to be a critical part of our mission, providing our patients with quality and timely care, and making their visit comfortable and care-free, and who are looking for partnership opportunities.
We are looking for dentists who are ready for the challenge of growing and developing their career with unparalleled support and technology. Our providers are exceptional, and motivated, and know or want to learn how to succeed, and we want to help them on their dental journey.
Our practice is a leader in utilizing the most-advanced technology and providing the highest level of patient care. We provide our patients convenient hours and access to top-of-the-line offices as a leader of the modern healthcare revolution.
At our practice, you will have a clear path to ownership and will be able to focus on doing what you love most while our support team takes care of all the non-clinical administrative tasks.
We Have Established Our Reputation On
- Exceptional patient experience
- Personalized service
- Improving the dental hygiene and health of our patients, and giving each patient a beautiful smile
- Upholding standards where people, quality, and value mean everything
Our Formal Offer
- Partial paid, individual health insurance, after three-month probation
- Scrubs (after three months)
- 401k (with three-percent employer contribution)
- For the first three months, starting with a daily minimum salary that equals to $160,000 annual salary, for a full-time associate, plus that portion of 1/3 of collections that exceed the daily minimum, and thereafter, exclusively 1/3 collections, with potential to make up to $300,000 in the first year, based on past associate performance.
- No weekends (except emergency), no evenings
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality, timely dental care to patients while ensuring a comfortable and care-free experience. Manage clinical duties while the support team handles administrative tasks to ensure efficient practice operations.
Requirements
Candidates must be motivated dentists looking to grow their careers within a technology-driven practice. A commitment to exceptional patient service and a desire for long-term partnership or ownership is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist-Associate at Aesthetic & Family Dentistry of Washington a 6.4 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. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
General Dentistry Career Context
Of the 40 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 85% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for District of Columbia is 109.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$230k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $209k in an average-cost state. 64.3% of District of Columbia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $160k–$300k | Dentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)410 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$209k in purchasing power | District of Columbia index 109.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in District of Columbia | 7 active | 5,725 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% no call · 85% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment5,725 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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