Experienced General Dentist - PCHC Seaport Dental Center - Part-Time
Listed compensation
$175K - $215K
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- Employment & setting
- Part-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
A New Chapter in Community Dental Care
PCHC Seaport Dental Center is seeking a mission-driven, experienced General Dentist to help expand our new Dental practice in Belfast part-time. We're looking for a compassionate and motivated provider committed to delivering high-quality oral health care to the communities of Waldo County.
You'll work closely with an integrated care team to deliver exceptional services, shape patient experience, and help build a strong foundation for this growing practice. If you're energized by purpose-driven care and the chance to help launch something new, we’d love to hear from you!
Qualifications
- 2 years of licensed dental experience for internal candidates.
- 3 years of licensed dental experience for external candidates.
- Previous experience working with a Community Public Health Center or emergency experience preferred.
- Comfortable working in an independent practice, prior dental leadership preferred.
Competitive benefits, loan repayment, relocation assistance, and more!
- Work in a collegial professional environment with the latest oral health technology
- Preventative and specialty care including restorative, oral surgery, fixed prosthetics, walk-in care all under one roof
- Option to provide walk-in care support
- Highly innovative programs
- Engaged and supportive patient population
- Embedded in a primary care setting
Penobscot Community Health Care [https://pchc.com/locations/dental-center/]: is a non-profit FQHC governed by a board of community volunteers and comprised of fifteen practices and program service sites in Central Maine. PCHC is recognized as a leading primary health care provider and teaching center – offering family nurse practitioner and pharmacy residency programs alongside our integrated primary health services.
Belfast, Maine: is located at the mouth of a beautiful river estuary on Belfast Bay and Penobscot Bay; it’s a classic maritime community, with stately homes and leafy streets. Picturesque harbor views frame every angle of the vibrant downtown.
Less than 1 hour to Bangor, Maine’s 3rd largest city and its International Airport. Renowned for its love of the Arts, the Belfast region is a classic example of Maine sea-side living.
Close to Maine’s gorgeous Acadia National park, this region offers all the amenities of a good-sized metro without the hassle – and residents are inspired by all of Maine’s natural beauty and resources at their doorstep! It’s a short drive on I-95 South to Boston (3 hrs.) and Portland’s quaint Old Port (2 hrs.)
Limitless 4-season outdoor recreational opportunities, a wide variety of arts, cultural and entertainment venues coupled with great family-centered neighborhoods and excellent public and private school choices make the Greater Bangor Region highly desirable for professional families.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Key Responsibilities
The dentist will provide high-quality oral health care, including restorative, surgical, and preventative services, within an integrated community health setting. They will also collaborate with a care team to shape the patient experience and support the growth of the new practice.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Experienced General Dentist - PCHC Seaport Dental Center - Part-Time at Penobscot Community Health Care a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in General Dentistry (Dental) — ranked against 876 active General Dentistry (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc.
General Dentistry Career Context
Penobscot Community Health Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 12 active listings.
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 38% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$195k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $201k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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