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InterDent Service
Sunnyvale, California

Pediatric Dentist

DentistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$150k-$400k

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Job Description

Part-Time Pediatric Dentist Opportunity in Sunnyvale, CA.

At Gentle Dental, we value our teammate’s smile as much as our patient’s smile.

Our vision is to provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services. We enhance the quality of our patients’ lives by providing accessible oral healthcare, which is paramount to overall health and wellbeing.

Our culture is based on innovation and providing a wellness approach to Dentistry to improve clinical results and consistently generate predictable treatment outcomes. We focus on a commitment to patient care, operational and clinical excellence, personal accountability, building relationships, and seeking out innovative and creative approaches to support our patients and teams.

It’s the whole idea of group dentistry, reimagined to provide Doctors and Clinicians with the right balance of autonomy and support for all stages of their career, focused on the best interests of patients.

Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of the people in your community!

Office Location

  • GD Sunnyvale - 1639 Hollenbeck Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Benefits Include

  • CE credits
  • Malpractice
  • Additional CE credits and partial License and DEA reimbursement after 2 years

The average full time Dentist earns $150,000 - $400,000.

Position Qualifications

  • Must have completed a Pediatric Dentistry Residency
  • Active CA state dental license (or the ability to acquire one by time of employment)
  • Other licenses/certifications such as CPR, DEA, NPI

Key Responsibilities

Provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services to pediatric patients. Focus on clinical excellence and predictable treatment outcomes while maintaining a wellness-based approach to dentistry.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed a pediatric dentistry residency and hold an active California state dental license. Additional requirements include certifications such as CPR, DEA, and NPI.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Treatment planningDea complianceNpi compliance

Pediatrics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$275k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $248k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Dentist market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$248k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in California585 active5,716 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 4% offer loan repayment585 active listings, Oct 2026
New Pediatrics listings1,228 in the last 30 days811 the 30 days before (+51%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, 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.

Top Pediatrics Jobs

5 matches · ranked by pay

Work-Life Balance Distribution

5 jobs · 3 employers
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Higher = better work-life balance

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Dentist: Pediatric Exp. Req. - New York (Upstate) - Top Rated Comp. PlanContract

PDS Management Services · Plattsburgh, New York

$475k
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Westphalia Holdings · Kansas City, Kansas

$230k-$461k
#3

Pediatric Dentist

$1,200+/day
#4

Dentist ( Pediatric Experience Required) - Exams Only

$124-$125/hr
+ 3 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% 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 InterDent Service

Hospitals and Health Care
Inglewood, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

CE credits
Malpractice
Additional CE credits and partial License and DEA reimbursement after 2 years

Living in Sunnyvale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.85M≈ 12.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,972/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
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 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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