Associate Dentist
Compensation
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Job Description
Aesthetic & Family Dentistry has a successful model to provide the highest quality care, in an efficient and productive manner. We have identified the attributes and expectations that will permit each provider to be a successful member of Aesthetic & Family Dentistry.
Our Culture
If you are interested in joining our practice, you are interested in and committed to the following:
- You are a Team player, and you embrace a Team approach to working with your colleagues.
- You want and will benefit from mentorship and training on your clinical dentistry and your understanding of dentistry as a profession and business.
- You are and strive to be a high performer.
- You have an ownership mentality.
- You stand out, and are committed to providing each patient an experience that is special and outstanding.
Our Model
The success of our practices is built on the following fundamentals:
- The doctor-patient relationship is paramount to the practice of dentistry.
- We value each of our patients, and have the same expectation for our patients and their commitment to their dental health.
- We emphasize quality over quantity.
- We approach the treatment of our patients from a broad and holistic perspective, to treat each patient’s condition, regardless.
- We are not insurance driven, in that we define how and what needs to be done to evaluate, diagnose and treat the patient.
Our Formal Offer
- Each prospective team member commits to the terms of our Culture, and embraces our Model
- Partial paid, individual health insurance, after three-month probation
- Scrubs (after three months)
- 401k (with three-percent employer contribution)
- For the first three months, daily minimum salary that equals to $160,000 annual salary, for a full-time associate, plus that portion of 1/3 of collections that exceed the daily minimum, and thereafter, exclusively 1/3 collections.
- No weekends (except emergency), no evenings.
- Training Budget (once provider is established with the practice)
Key Responsibilities
The associate dentist will provide high-quality, holistic dental care to patients while maintaining a productive and efficient practice model. They are expected to work collaboratively with the team and commit to the practice's culture of excellence and patient-centered service.
Requirements
Candidates must be team players with an ownership mentality and a commitment to professional growth through mentorship. They should strive for high performance and provide an outstanding experience for every patient.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Dentist at Aesthetic & Family Dentistry of North Bethesda a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
General Dentistry Career Context
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Dentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)406 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Maryland index 105.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in Maryland | 101 active | 5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Maryland healthcare professional listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $18k) · 13% offer loan repayment101 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New General Dentistry listings | 581 in the last 30 days | 413 the 30 days before (+41%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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