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Aesthetic & Family Dentistry of Washington
Washington, District of Columbia

Dentist-Associate

DentistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$160k-$300k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only

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Posted 1mo ago

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

DentistryClinical administrationTreatment planning

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).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$160k–$300kDentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)410 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$209k in purchasing powerDistrict of Columbia index 109.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in District of Columbia7 active5,725 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% no call · 85% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment5,725 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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CME allowance
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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 6.4
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.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About Aesthetic & Family Dentistry of Washington

Medical Practices
Washington, DC

Benefits & Perks

Partial paid individual health insurance (after 3-month probation)
Scrubs (after 3 months)
401k with 3% employer contribution
Clear path to ownership
No weekends (except emergency)
No evenings

Living in Washington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$638k≈ 4.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,484/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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