Associate Dentist - Phoenix, AZ

DentistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$280k-$350k

The week · per this posting4-day week

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Associate Dentist – $280K–$350K+ | $17,500 Sign-On + Relocation | Phoenix, AZ
  • Carefree Dentistry | North Phoenix, AZ
  • $10,000 Sign-On Bonus | $7,500 Relocation Assistance | $280K–$350K+ Earning Potential | 4-Day Workweek | Future Ownership
  • What If Your Next Associate Job Could Become Your Practice Someday?
  • That's the opportunity at Carefree Dentistry.

We're looking for an experienced dentist who wants more than somewhere to show up, treat patients, and collect a paycheck.

We want someone who can step into an established North Phoenix practice, build relationships with patients, practice with autonomy, and help us continue growing.

  • And for the right person, there's an opportunity for this to become much more than an associate position.
  • Future partnership and ownership are genuinely on the table.
  • First, Let's Talk About the Opportunity.
  • A great career move has to make sense financially, too.

Here's What's Waiting for You

  • $280,000–$350,000+ estimated annual earning potential
  • $10,000 sign-on bonus
  • $7,500 relocation assistance
  • Four-day workweek preferred
  • Compensation based on collections
  • Established patient base
  • Clinical autonomy
  • Future partnership and ownership potential
  • Opportunity to help shape the growth of the practice
  • If you're considering a move to Phoenix, we'll put $7,500 toward helping you get here.
  • If you're already local, we'd still love to talk.
  • Come Here and Practice Dentistry.

Carefree Dentistry offers comprehensive general dentistry, which means you'll have the opportunity to diagnose, treatment plan, and actually do the dentistry your patients need.

That Includes

  • Restorative dentistry
  • Crowns and bridges
  • Dentures and partials
  • Extractions
  • Emergency dentistry
  • Comprehensive treatment planning

Hygiene-driven Patient Care

  • We're especially interested in a dentist who is confident with comprehensive treatment planning, restorative dentistry, and removable prosthetics and enjoys building long-term relationships with patients.
  • We're Looking for Someone Who Wants a Little More.
  • Maybe you've reached the point where simply being an associate isn't enough.
  • You want autonomy.
  • You want to have a voice.
  • You want your work to contribute to something you're helping build.
  • And eventually, you may want a piece of it.
  • That's exactly why we're open to future partnership and ownership with the right doctor.

We're looking for someone who approaches the practice with an ownership mindset - not because we expect you to own it on day one, but because you care about patients, the team, the health of the practice, and where it's headed.

Four Days of Dentistry. Three Days for Everything Else.

  • Our preferred schedule is a four-day clinical workweek, typically during office hours of 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.
  • There's also some flexibility depending on the right candidate and what works for the practice.
  • Build a substantial dental career without automatically giving up five days of every week to do it.

Who Would Be Great Here?

We're looking for a DDS or DMD who is confident clinically, excellent with patients, and excited by the opportunity to grow.

Ideally, You

  • Have 3+ years of clinical experience
  • Are comfortable practicing independently
  • Have strong comprehensive treatment-planning skills
  • Are confident with restorative dentistry and removable prosthetics
  • Communicate naturally and build patient trust
  • Value clinical autonomy
  • Enjoy being part of a team
  • Think beyond today's schedule and care about the long-term success of a practice
  • Are intrigued by the possibility of future partnership or ownership
  • An active Arizona dental license or eligibility to obtain one is required.

Why Carefree Dentistry?

  • Because this isn't being positioned as a place where you'll simply fill an associate opening.
  • We're looking for someone we can invest in.

You'll have an established practice to build from, significant earning potential, a four-day schedule, $17,500 in sign-on and relocation support, and the opportunity to help shape what comes next.

And if the fit is right on both sides, what starts as an associate position could eventually become something you have a stake in.

If you're an experienced dentist looking for more autonomy, more earning potential, and more opportunity to build something long term, we'd really like to meet you.

Apply today and let's start a conversation.

Key Responsibilities

The associate dentist will diagnose, treatment plan, and perform comprehensive general dentistry procedures for an established patient base. They will also contribute to the practice's growth and maintain long-term patient relationships.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree and possess an active Arizona dental license or be eligible to obtain one. A minimum of 3 years of clinical experience is preferred, along with proficiency in restorative dentistry and treatment planning.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient relationship building

Dentistry Career Context

American Dental Companies holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 25 active listings.

Of the 40 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 83% require no weekends.

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$280k–$350kDentist median $285k (middle half $225k–$375k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$313k in purchasing powerArizona index 100.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Arizona193 active5,806 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% no call · 83% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onArizona healthcare professional listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 6% offer loan repayment193 active listings, Oct 2026
American Dental Companiessilver tier, 72/100Top Employers work-life index25 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life 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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Visa sponsorship
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% 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 American Dental Companies

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus $10,000
Relocation assistance $7,500
4-day workweek
Future partnership/ownership potential

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k≈ 1.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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