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Dental Dreams
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dentist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

from $275,000

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

DENTIST OWNED Dental Dreams is owned and operated by our original founding dentist. We have been in practice for over 20 years, making decisions based upon what is best for our patients from a dentist’s perspective.

GREAT DENTISTS. We invest in hiring the best dentists and provide them with modern, top-quality dental facilities.

GREAT EXPERIENCE. Our dentists are experienced in performing ALL avenues of general dentistry. We see and treat any/all dental problems with excellent results, while offering our dentist’s the mentorship and training to be the best doctor they can be.

FIND YOUR PURPOSE. At Dental Dreams we pride ourselves on bringing top quality dentistry to all members of the communities we serve, with an added focus of helping the underserved.

Compensation

  • Permanent daily minimum guarantee
  • Up to $25,000 Sign-on Bonus
  • The average compensation for this practice ranges from $275,000-$315,000+

Clinical Practice

  • Complete autonomy over treatment planning
  • Mentoring by top-rated, experienced clinicians
  • Full patient schedule
  • Fully digital and paperless office
  • Discretion over dental supplies and instruments

Benefits

  • Paid vacation time
  • Robust continuing education program
  • Malpractice reimbursement
  • Visa and permanent residency sponsorship
  • Health and Vision insurance
  • Dental coverage for associates and immediate family members

Requirements

  • A current or future dental license is required
  • DDS/DMD in Dentistry from an accredited US dental program

Please feel free to text Matt Miller, our Doctor Recruiter, for more information at (312)973-7486.

Key Responsibilities

The dentist will perform a full range of general dentistry procedures and maintain complete autonomy over treatment planning. They are expected to provide high-quality care to patients, including those in underserved communities.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient careDental diagnostics

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at DENTAL DREAMS a 6.6 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.

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 42 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 43% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$295k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $302k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution28 jobs · 22 employers

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$265k-310k
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3
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$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
70%
CME allowance
52% this job
Sign-on bonus
35% this job
Relocation assistance
26%
Loan repayment
22%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.6
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.

  • On-site

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k≈ 0.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Dental Dreams

Medical Practices
Chicago, IL
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid vacation time
Robust continuing education program
Malpractice reimbursement
Visa and permanent residency sponsorship
Health and Vision insurance
Dental coverage for associates and immediate family members
Sign-on bonus up to $25,000