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PopUp Smiles
Fontana, California

General Dentist – Local, Intrastate & Nationwide

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Job Description

  • General Dentist (DDS/DMD) – Local, Intrastate & Nationwide Opportunities
  • Company: PopUp Smiles, Inc.
  • Location: Nationwide – Local, Intrastate, Interstate & National Travel Opportunities
  • Position Type: Temporary, Per Diem & Ongoing Coverage Opportunities

Love Dentistry? Looking for Flexibility, Adventure, or Additional Clinical Opportunities?

  • Are you a General Dentist who enjoys traveling and experiencing new places?
  • Already have a full-time position or your own practice but interested in picking up additional clinical days?
  • Licensed in one or multiple states and looking for opportunities to put those licenses to work?

Whether you prefer staying close to home, traveling throughout your state, crossing state lines, or exploring the country, PopUp Smiles wants to connect with you!

We're expanding our nationwide network of General Dentists to support our growing mobile dental operations. From local one-day assignments to multi-day coverage and nationwide travel, we're seeking skilled, dependable professionals interested in opportunities that align with their availability, licensure, and travel preferences.

About PopUp Smiles

PopUp Smiles is an innovative mobile dental healthcare provider headquartered in Newport Beach, California. We deliver comprehensive dental services directly to workplaces, schools, residential communities, and underserved areas throughout the United States.

Our mission is to make high-quality dental care more accessible by bringing the dental office directly to patients.

Coverage & Travel Opportunities

  • Local Coverage: Pick up additional clinical days in your city or surrounding communities.
  • Intrastate Travel: Accept assignments in different cities or regions within the state where you're licensed.

Nationwide Travel: Support mobile dental events throughout the country, based on your licensure and availability.

Advance Scheduling: Receive your assignment schedule at least 30 days in advance, giving you time to plan around your existing commitments.

Assignments depend on operational needs, location, qualifications, and availability. Recurring work is not guaranteed.

Position Overview

We're seeking clinically confident, adaptable General Dentists who can deliver high-quality patient care in a fast-paced mobile environment.

This is not a traditional dental office setting. Clinical days may be demanding, schedules may vary, and efficient patient flow is essential. We're looking for professionals who can embrace these challenges without compromising clinical standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive examinations, diagnoses, and treatment planning.
  • Provide restorative dental services, including fillings and same-day crowns.
  • Perform extractions and other general dentistry procedures within clinical competency.
  • Perform anterior root canal therapy when comfortable and clinically appropriate.
  • Collaborate with dental hygienists, dental assistants, and field operations teams.
  • Maintain accurate and timely electronic patient records.
  • Follow OSHA, HIPAA, infection control, and applicable state dental regulations.
  • Deliver compassionate, efficient, high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

Required

DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school.

Active, unrestricted dental license in at least one U.S. state.

  • Current professional liability insurance.
  • Current CPR/BLS certification.
  • Strong diagnostic, restorative, and treatment-planning skills.
  • Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced clinical environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, dependability, and adaptability.

Preferred

  • Active dental licenses in multiple states. (Not Required)
  • Experience in high-volume general dentistry.
  • Proficiency in same-day treatment.
  • Previous mobile dentistry or community healthcare experience.
  • Mobile dentistry experience is not required.

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

We're looking for dentists who take pride in their clinical work, communicate effectively, and maintain exceptional standards of patient care.

Every dentist has different professional goals, and we understand that one opportunity doesn't fit all. That's why we offer a variety of assignments designed to accommodate different schedules, locations, and career aspirations.

Whether you're interested in occasional local coverage or frequent nationwide assignments, we value professionals who are dependable, adaptable, and ready to contribute.

Interested? Let's Connect!

Submit your resume and include the states where you hold an active dental license, your preferred coverage area, general availability, and best contact number.

Join the PopUp Smiles provider network and explore dental opportunities that fit your lifestyle.

PopUp Smiles — Dental care designed around real life.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Restorative dentistryPatient examinationClinical diagnosisOSHA complianceHIPAA complianceHigh-volume dentistry

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in California589 active5,775 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 4% offer loan repayment589 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Visa sponsorship
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Dentist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About PopUp Smiles

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Local, intrastate, and nationwide travel opportunities
Advance scheduling (at least 30 days)

Living in Fontana

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$589k
Typical market rent
$3,191/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
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 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.