Dentist

DentistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$160k-$191k

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 52m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Level: Experienced
  • Job Location: Redding - Redding, CA
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Education Level: Graduate Degree
  • Salary Range: $160000.00 - $191000.00Salary/year
  • Job Shift: Day
  • Job Category: Health Care
  • Job Title: Dentist
  • Department: Dental
  • FLSA Status: Exempt
  • Reports To: Director of Operations
  • Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm
  • Location: Redding and Round Mountain

Position Summary

Working independently under little or no supervision, plans and participates in the dental care program, providing dental care in a community clinic setting at the Round Mountain and/or Redding locations. Directs activities of dental personnel in delivering care and treatment to patients and plans.

Performs all aspects of dental services and duties as defined by the Dental Practice Act of California and within all laws and regulations pertaining to the practice of dentistry in California.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned which may become essential to the position.

Performs dental services for residents including oral examinations, prophylaxis, fillings, extractions, anterior root canals, periodontal surgery, root canals, crowns and bridges; takes and interprets radiographs; performs follow-up services.

Diagnoses dental condition, evaluates oral health, plans and provides treatment. Writes, implements, and provides documentation of individual client's treatment; maintains records to comply with federal requirements and writes reports indicative of progress or regression.

Prepare and/or process documents; review for accuracy and completeness; update information and/or evaluate against policy; compare elements for consistency or logical relationships, etc. Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc. Analyzes, summarizes and/or reviews data; reports findings, interprets results and/or makes recommendations.

Conducts conferences with defendants and/or attorneys, negotiate settlements, and testify in court.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directs activities of dental personnel in delivering care and treatment to patients and plans.

Behavioral Standards

Adhere to Policies and Procedures. Participate in team systems. Perform duties ethically. Maintain client confidentiality. Demonstrate ability to re-prioritize duties as needs arise. Use time efficiently. Be responsible for internal/external client satisfaction.

Display flexibility in accepting, changing, and carrying out assignments. Maintain a neat, clean, and safe work environment throughout facility. Ability to communicate with team members effectively and professionally. Perform job duties in a quality manner.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education/Experience: Current licensure as a Dentist in the State of California.

Must have excellent working knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, principles, theories, techniques and practices of dentistry. Must have ability to perform all necessary duties involved in dental hygienist protocol and procedures; as well as those of dental assistant.

Certificates and Licenses: Current licensure as a Dentist in the State of California. Current CPR Certification Language Ability: Must have highest level language skills. Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.

Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.

Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, attorneys, judges, and/or boards of directors. Math Ability: Must have intermediate math skills.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Reasoning Ability: Must have very high reasoning skills.

Ability to independently assess the nature and extent of dental, periodontics, and associated conditions and pathology, and formulate effective therapeutic treatment plans. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office Suite. Must have knowledge of medical management software.

Equipment Skills: Working knowledge of all standard dental equipment necessary to perform duties.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment is an indoor business and dental office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with normal dental equipment noises and business office noises, computers, printers and phones.

While performing the duties of this job, employee may frequently be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and work near moving mechanical parts; occasionally be exposed to risks of radiation via x-rays, electrical shock and vibration, and chemicals.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. Employee is frequently required to stand, sit and walk. Employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel or crouch, and smell.

Employee will frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Employee must utilize close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.:

Key Responsibilities

The dentist will provide comprehensive dental care, including examinations, extractions, and restorative procedures, in a community clinic setting. They are also responsible for supervising dental personnel and ensuring compliance with all state and federal dental regulations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current license to practice dentistry in the State of California and possess current CPR certification. The role requires strong technical knowledge of dental practices, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a clinical environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Radiograph interpretationTreatment planningPatient documentationDental personnel supervisionCompliance management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Hill Country Community Clinic 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 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$176k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $159k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California 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–$191kDentist median $221k (middle half $193k–$275k)54 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$159k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in California583 active5,724 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 4% offer loan repayment583 active listings, Nov 2026
New General Dentistry listings589 in the last 30 days418 the 30 days before (+41%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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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

Living in Redding

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$373k≈ 2.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,647/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.7
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 · Redding, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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