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Gentle Dental
Keene, New Hampshire

Associate Dentist

DentistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$150k-$250k

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Job Description

We Are Gentle Dental

Gentle Dental, part of the DSO 42 North Dental, focuses on providing patients with the experience and quality of care we would want for our own families.

Founded by pioneering dentists Dr. Ron Weissman and Dr. Sam Shames, Gentle Dental was built on the principle that quality dental care should be accessible and continues with the goal of reducing the barriers that keep people from achieving optimal oral health.

Gentle Dental is owned by dentists who care deeply about your overall health and well-being. Our award-winning, highly trained dentists and specialists take a patient-first approach and address every patient’s unique dental health with empathy and care. When you choose Gentle Dental, you know you are in good hands.

Why You’ll Love this Dentist Job!

Are you looking for an opportunity to shape your career? At 42 North Dental, you will have access to exclusive continuing education alongside the next generation of leaders. If you want to have a direct impact on the organization in every stage of your career, then you’d be a great fit for our Dentist role!

  • FFS/PPO patient base
  • Flexible schedule: full-time or part-time
  • No nights, no weekends
  • Emphasis on restorative and aesthetic dentistry
  • Opportunity to perform a wide range of procedures
  • Modern, patient-centered practice environment
  • Supportive team focused on high-quality care

Strong Earning Potential with Production-based Compensation

The Dentist is responsible for the entire clinical patient experience from initial exam and treatment plan to delivery of care. In-office specialty services include periodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, and orthodontics.

Compensation

  • Competitive earnings based on collections
  • Strong upside based on case mix and schedule

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits to include medical, vision, and supplemental options
  • Malpractice coverage
  • 401K retirement - no waiting period - effective on the date of hire
  • Continuing education through work at no cost to you
  • Mentorship and collaboration available through an amazing network of Doctors
  • Equity opportunity
  • Unlimited earning potential

Responsibilities

  • Promote oral health and disease prevention
  • Diagnose oral diseases
  • Educate patients on oral health and various treatment options
  • Create treatment plans to maintain or restore patient’s oral health
  • Review treatment plan options with patients
  • Review, maintain and update patients’ medical and dental records
  • Review and interpret x-rays and diagnostic tests
  • Monitor growth and development of the teeth and jaws
  • Provide proper restorative and preventive dental care
  • Perform surgical procedures on the teeth, bone and soft tissues of the oral cavity

Maintain the highest quality standard of care for all patients Maintain the highest standard of ethics and professionalism

Keep abreast of new developments, technologies, best practices and standard of care through current continuing education courses and professional development

Skills & Qualifications

DMD or DDS degree from a university-based dental education program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (ADA CODA)

  • Current state license to practice dentistry
  • Documentation of Hepatitis B vaccination
  • Proof of malpractice insurance
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification

When you join 42 North Dental, you will be part of a team that always has your back and trusts your expertise. If you want to make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives, apply today!

  • Annual Rate
  • $150,000—$250,000 USD

Disclosures

This line of Gentle Dental locations is affiliated with the DSO 42 North Dental.

42NDC values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

42NDC is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, genetic information, including family medical history, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DMD or DDS degree from an ADA CODA-accredited program and possess a current state dental license. Additionally, they are required to have current BLS or CPR certification and documentation of Hepatitis B vaccination.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Restorative dentistryTreatment planningOral health educationDiagnostic imagingPatient careClinical dentistryMedical record maintenance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Dentist at Gentle Dental a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 40 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$200k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $192k in an average-cost state. 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.8 / 10 · top 25% in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$150k–$250kDentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)403 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$192k in purchasing powerNew Hampshire index 104.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in New Hampshire24 active5,824 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% no call · 88% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$200k midpoint, that is roughly $8k–$14k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Dentist Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 16 employers
3
<$250k
3
$250k-300k
7
$300k-305k
3
$305k-350k
4
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
71% this job
CME allowance
65% this job
Sign-on bonus
35%
Visa sponsorship
18%
Loan repayment
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$150k-$500k
#2

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$300k-$500k
#3

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$230k-$461k
#4

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$290k-$350k
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.8
Better work-life than 80% 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
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About Gentle Dental

Hospitals and Health Care
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, vision, and supplemental options
Malpractice coverage
401K retirement - no waiting period
Continuing education at no cost
Mentorship and collaboration
Equity opportunity
Unlimited earning potential

Living in Keene

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k≈ 2.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,833/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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