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Silver Creek Dental Partners
Laguna Hills, California

Dentist (Float/As Needed - Orange County/North San Diego County)

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Job Description

Float Dentist (As Needed)

Multiple Locations - Orange County/North San Diego County

About the Opportunity

Silver Creek Dental Partners is seeking an experienced, adaptable, and patient-focused Float Dentist to provide clinical coverage across our network of dental practices on an as-needed basis.

This independent contractor opportunity is ideal for an experienced dentist seeking scheduling flexibility and the ability to work across multiple established practices without a recurring weekly commitment.

Our Float Dentists play an important role in supporting our practices by providing coverage for scheduled provider absences, vacations, leaves of absence, and other clinical staffing needs. The ideal candidate is clinically confident, dependable, and comfortable adapting to different practice environments while maintaining a consistent standard of patient care.

Position Highlights

  • Flexible, as-needed scheduling based on practice coverage needs.
  • Opportunity to work across multiple established dental practices.
  • Flat daily rate compensation.
  • No recurring weekly schedule or minimum number of days guaranteed.
  • Administrative and operational support provided by the practice teams.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive general dentistry services to patients at assigned practice locations.
  • Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with accepted clinical standards and best practices.
  • Develop appropriate treatment plans and communicate recommendations effectively to patients.
  • Build rapport quickly with patients and team members across different practice environments.
  • Collaborate with practice managers, dental assistants, and hygiene teams to support efficient daily operations.
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
  • Adapt to varying practice workflows, technology, and equipment.
  • Support continuity of care during regular provider absences or other coverage needs.
  • Maintain compliance with applicable state regulations, clinical standards, and organizational policies.

Qualifications

  • DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school.
  • Active, unrestricted dental license in the state(s) where coverage is provided.
  • Minimum of three years of general dentistry experience (five or more years preferred).
  • Experienced dentists only; this opportunity is not open to new graduates.
  • Excellent communication and case presentation skills.
  • Strong clinical judgment and ability to work independently.
  • Adaptable, dependable, and comfortable working in different practice environments.
  • Commitment to comprehensive, patient-centered dentistry.

Preferred Experience

  • Cosmetic dentistry
  • Invisalign
  • Dental sleep medicine
  • Endodontics
  • Extractions and other general dentistry procedures

Compensation & Engagement

  • Competitive flat daily rate.
  • As-needed scheduling based on practice coverage requirements.
  • No employee benefits are provided with this contractor engagement.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningCommunication skills

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% have no call, 86% require no weekends.

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).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
General Dentistry listings in California167 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dentist listings in California615 active6,018 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% no call · 86% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 4% offer loan repayment615 active listings, Nov 2026
New General Dentistry listings650 in the last 30 days423 the 30 days before (+54%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. California figures use all dentists: too few California General Dentistry postings state pay.

Top contract/1099 Dentist Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

16 jobs
4
<$230k
3
$230k-270k
5
$270k-310k
1
$312k
3
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

14 jobs
CME allowance
64%
401k / retirement match
57%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
21%
Visa sponsorship
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$300k-$500k
#2

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$290k-$350k
#3

Part Time Dentist

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#4

Locum General Dentist

$234k-$312k
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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 Silver Creek Dental Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Dana Point, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible As-Needed Scheduling
Administrative and Operational Support

Living in Laguna Hills

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M
Typical market rent
$3,029/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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