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Smile Programs
Detroit, MI, US

Dentist

DentistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Dentistry with a work-life balance

Make Money While Making a Difference

If you’re looking for full or part-time work at a competitive salary while helping kids in need, let’s talk.

Michigan Dental Outreach, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a Dentist in Detroit, MI and the surrounding areas to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school.

Our innovative in school dental program offers something different than a traditional dental practice. With a workday that ends with the school day and no nights or weekends, our program is perfect for dentists looking to supplement their current income, working parents, recent graduates, those looking towards retirement and anyone who wants to make a difference in the dental field.

We are currently looking for dentists in Detroit, MI and the surrounding areas.

Dentist Qualifications

  • DMD or DDS degree
  • Ability to work well with both children & adults
  • Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and willingness to travel daily to/from school site

Michigan Dental Outreach Offers

Evenings, weekends and summers off!

Working a school day schedule (about 6 – 7 hours); on average between 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

  • Benefit package (health, dental, vision)
  • Unique work experience and flexible scheduling
  • Full and part time positions
  • Competitive compensation
  • State-of-the-art portable dental equipment

Latest Technology & Digital Radiography

  • Want to learn more? Call or text Venice at 855-957-4375 or email vjabiru@mobiledentists.com
  • (If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)
  • Know a dentist who may be interested?
  • EARN UP TO $6,000 for a referral.
  • Call or text Venice at 855-957-4375 or email vjabiru@mobiledentists.com

Who We Are

Smile Programs…the mobile dentists is the nation’s leading in-school dental program founded more than two decades ago by two moms, who happen to also be dentists. The founders saw a tremendous need among underserved school aged children who did not have easy access to dental care and who often suffered from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain and associated health problems.

Knowing that many parents could not take their children to the dentist due to issues including time off from work and transportation challenges, they sought to bring the care to the need.

Using the latest technology in portable equipment, a team of dedicated dental professionals provide preventive and restorative dental care to children right at school. Our flexibility and expertise allow us to transform classrooms, auditoriums, gyms or other suitable areas into fully functional dental offices for the day.

Every year, through its devoted group of dental professionals, Smile Programs…the mobile dentists puts happy, healthy smiles on over 500,000 children from coast to coast.

Join us in our mission to bring smiles and good oral health to where they are needed. Call or text us at 855-957-4375 or email jobs@mobiledentists.com. You’ll be glad you did.

Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Smile Programs.

Smile Programs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

Provide preventive and restorative dental care to underserved children at their school sites. Utilize portable dental equipment to transform school spaces into functional dental offices.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DMD or DDS degree and possess a valid driver's license with reliable transportation. The role requires the ability to work effectively with both children and adults in a mobile clinical setting.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pediatric dentistryPreventive dental carePatient careCommunication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Smile Programs 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

Smile Programs holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 25 active listings.

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

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 $273k (middle half $208k–$300k)80 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Michigan137 active5,749 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan healthcare professional listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 7% offer loan repayment137 active listings, Nov 2026
New General Dentistry listings600 in the last 30 days438 the 30 days before (+37%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Smile Programssilver tier, 83/100Top Employers work-life index25 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dentist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 17 employers
4
<$240k
4
$240k-280k
10
$280k-320k
2
$320k-360k
2
$360k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
72%
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Visa sponsorship
22%
Loan repayment
11%

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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 Smile Programs

Hospitals and Health Care
Farmington Hills, MI
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Flexible Scheduling
Evenings Off
Weekends Off
Summers Off
Full and Part-Time Options

Living in Detroit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$79k
Typical market rent
$1,328/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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