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Westphalia Holdings
Sacramento, California

Orthodontist

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Listed compensation

$1,500/Day

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Job Description

Orthodontist: $1,500/Day + $100 per Start, Travel to Reno or Relocate

Reno, NV (recruiting from Sacramento and Northern California) | Part-Time, 1–2 Days per Week | 1099 | Partial Relocation Assistance

Live in Northern California? You don't have to move. Ready for Reno? You'll get help with the move. A confidential, 100% dentist-owned group is growing an orthodontic program in Reno around a busy pediatric referral engine, and it's flexible about how you join: travel in for concentrated clinical days, or relocate and grow with the program.

Two Ways to Join

Travel in 1–2 days per week: Keep your home and practice in Sacramento, Northern California, Lake Tahoe or another nearby market. The schedule is built around your availability so every day in Reno is productive. It's a strong fit if you practice elsewhere part of the week, want to add a high-value market, or want to test Reno before any move.

Relocate to Reno: Make Northern Nevada home with partial relocation assistance, and grow with the program toward about 4+ clinical days per week as demand expands.

  • The work
  • Orthodontic screenings, early intervention and comprehensive consults
  • New starts, sibling and family referrals and long-term patient relationships
  • Diagnosis, treatment planning, case acceptance and excellent clinical care, with the organization helping build your schedule

Where Your Patients Come From

An expanding pediatric dentistry program in Reno feeds internal screenings, with direct collaboration with pediatric dentists, plus referrals from the general dentistry network. Families are already receiving care inside the organization.

The Practice

  • 100% dentist-owned: no private equity, no outside investors controlling clinical decisions
  • Provider-focused leadership, clinical autonomy and collaborative decision-making
  • Experienced clinical support, digital workflows, established scheduling, treatment coordination and patient communication systems
  • Regional growth
  • Core Reno orthodontic schedule
  • About 2 satellite days per month in South Reno
  • Potential future 1–2 days per month in South Lake Tahoe
  • More specialty days as the networks expand

What You Need

  • DDS or DMD and an accredited orthodontic residency
  • An active Nevada license, or the ability to obtain one (applicants eligible for licensure are encouraged)
  • Strong patient and parent communication and a collaborative approach with pediatric and general dentists
  • Ability to travel consistently to Reno, or willingness to relocate

Compensation

  • $1,500 guaranteed per clinical day
  • Plus $100 for every new orthodontic start
  • 1099 independent contractor
  • Partial relocation assistance for orthodontists moving to Reno

Why Reno

Reno-Tahoe International Airport, easy access from Northern California, no Nevada state income tax, Lake Tahoe about an hour away and four seasons of skiing, hiking, biking, boating and golf, in a growing market with less specialist saturation. We'd especially like to hear from orthodontists in Sacramento, the Bay Area, Central California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Idaho and across the West.

How to Be Considered

Apply confidentially with your CV and tell us whether you'd travel in or relocate, where you're based and your Nevada license status.

This is a confidential search. The practice name is shared after a brief screen, so please do not contact the practice directly.

Key Responsibilities

Perform orthodontic screenings, early intervention, and comprehensive consults while managing new starts and long-term patient relationships. Collaborate with pediatric and general dentists to provide excellent clinical care and treatment planning.

Requirements

Must hold a DDS or DMD degree and have completed an accredited orthodontic residency. An active Nevada license or the ability to obtain one is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Orthodontics

Orthodontics Career Context

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).

What does the Dentist market look like in California?
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Listed paynot listedDentist median $275k (middle half $179k–$343k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in California582 active5,807 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 4% offer loan repayment582 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

Partial relocation assistance
1099 independent contractor
No Nevada state income tax

Living in Sacramento

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$452k
Typical market rent
$2,045/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
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 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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