Associate Dentist

DentistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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

Patient careDiagnosisTreatment planningTeamworkCommunicationProfessionalism

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).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedDentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)406 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMaryland index 105.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Maryland101 active5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaryland healthcare professional listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $18k) · 13% offer loan repayment101 active listings, Nov 2026
New General Dentistry listings581 in the last 30 days413 the 30 days before (+41%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% 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 Aesthetic & Family Dentistry of North Bethesda

Benefits & Perks

Partial paid individual health insurance after 3-month probation
Scrubs after 3 months
401k with 3% employer contribution
Training budget

Living in North Bethesda

Median resident rent
$2,191/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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