General Dentist – Sun Prairie. Clinical Autonomy. Trusted Team.
Listed compensation
$180k-$300k
The week · per this posting4-day week
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
At First Choice Dental, we believe great dentistry starts with taking great care of our people.
We’re looking for a General Dentist to join our Sun Prairie team. This is an opportunity for a doctor who wants clinical autonomy, a full patient schedule, strong mentorship and a team they genuinely enjoy working with.
First Choice Dental is seeking a full-time General Dentist who holds, or is actively pursuing, a Wisconsin dental license to join our Madison-area team.
For nearly 30 years, First Choice Dental has built its reputation around a simple idea: take exceptional care of our people so they can take exceptional care of their patients.
Here, you can focus on what you trained to do — practice dentistry.
You’ll have experienced clinical teams around you, strong patient flow, modern technology, access to in-house specialists, and leadership that understands dentistry because it is clinician-led.
What Makes First Choice Different
- Strong mentorship from experienced, approachable doctors
- Clinical autonomy and the freedom to care for patients your way
- Full schedules with an established patient base and experienced team
- 4-day workweek with regular business hours
- Outstanding compensation and benefits
- Path to partnership for doctors who want to build something long term
- Collaboration
- A culture where your voice and ideas matter
Big Enough to Support You. Small Enough to Know You.
First Choice Dental is a locally rooted, clinician-led group of 14 neighborhood practices throughout the area.
With more than 220 team members, we offer the resources, technology and support of an established organization while maintaining the relationships and community feel of a local practice.
What We Believe
Our Mission Is Simple
Take exceptional care of our people so they can take exceptional care of our patients.
Our values of humility, passion, servanthood, unity and thankfulness shape how we work together every day.
Benefits That Matter
- Competitive compensation and performance bonuses
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- Continuing education support
- Mentorship and peer collaboration
- Professional and clinical growth opportunities
- Path to partnership
- Supportive leadership that listens
Who We’RE Looking For
Someone who loves taking care of patients, values being part of a strong team and wants a place where they can continue to grow.
Whether you’re an experienced dentist or preparing to begin your career, we’d love to meet you.
Come join the First Choice Family!
Key Responsibilities
The General Dentist will provide high-quality dental care to patients within an established practice. They will collaborate with a clinical team and in-house specialists to ensure exceptional patient outcomes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold or be actively pursuing a Wisconsin dental license. The role is open to both experienced dentists and those beginning their careers.
Key Skills
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 Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$240k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $255k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 4.8 / 10 · above average in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$255k in purchasing power | Wisconsin index 94.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in Wisconsin | 172 active | 5,775 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Wisconsin healthcare professional listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 13% offer loan repayment172 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Madison
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $430k≈ 2.4× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,837/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 97.3
- State income tax
- Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Madison, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.