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A-Team Dental Staffing
Orange, California

Associate Dentist - Mondays

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Listed compensation

$208k-$234k

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Job Description

Associate Dentist – Mondays Only

Orange, California | 1099 Independent Contractor

A-Team Dental Staffing has partnered with an established, patient-focused private dental practice in Orange, California, to recruit a skilled and compassionate Associate Dentist for a direct-hire opportunity.

This position is one day per week on Mondays and is structured as a 1099 independent contractor role.

The practice offers comprehensive dentistry in a modern and welcoming environment. The ideal candidate is confident, dependable, and willing to perform hygiene services in addition to general dental procedures.

Schedule: Mondays only

One day per week

1099 independent contractor position

Compensation

  • $800–$900 per diem, based on experience
  • Potential for an added production percentage for the right candidate

Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive examinations and diagnose dental conditions
  • Perform routine hygiene cleanings
  • Perform scaling and root planing (SRP)
  • Develop and clearly communicate treatment plans
  • Provide high-quality general and restorative dental care
  • Maintain accurate and complete patient records
  • Educate patients about their oral health and treatment options
  • Collaborate effectively with the clinical and administrative teams
  • Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care

Requirements

  • Active and unrestricted California dental license
  • DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school
  • Current CPR/BLS certification
  • Current professional liability insurance
  • Comfortable performing hygiene cleanings and SRP
  • Strong clinical, communication, and treatment-planning skills
  • Dependable and consistently available on Mondays
  • Private-practice experience preferred

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

General dentistryPatient examinationOral health educationClinical collaborationRecord keeping

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Dentist - Mondays at A-Team Dental Staffing 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.

Dentistry Career Context

A-Team Dental Staffing holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 7 active listings.

Of the 48 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$200k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentistry listings in California138 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dentist listings in California615 active5,995 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 33% no call · 88% no weekends48 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 5% offer loan repayment615 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dentistry listings258 in the last 30 days203 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
A-Team Dental Staffingsilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index7 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. California figures use all dentists: too few California Dentistry postings state pay.

Top contract/1099 Dentist Jobs

14 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

14 jobs · 13 employers
4
<$230k
2
$230k-270k
5
$270k-310k
0
$310k-350k
3
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

11 jobs
CME allowance
73%
Sign-on bonus
45%
401k / retirement match
45%
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

General Dentist

Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics · Waco, Texas

$300k-$500k
#2

Dentist

Dental Dreams · Chicago Heights, Illinois

$290k-$350k
#3

Part Time Dentist

$250k-$350k
#4

Staff Dentist

$191k-$304k
+ 12 more · ranked by pay

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.

Living in Orange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.04M
Typical market rent
$3,037/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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