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Smile Programs
South Bend, Indiana

Dentist

Dentist 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsPart-Time

Compensation

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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.

Indiana Dental Outreach, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a general and/or pediatric dentist in South Bend/Elkhart, IN and the surrounding areas to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school working 1-5 days/week!

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 South Bend, IN 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 sites
  • Legally eligible to work in the U.S. without Visa Sponsorship

Indiana Dental Outreach Offers

  • Evenings, weekends and summers off!
  • Working a school day schedule (about 6 hours)
  • 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 Lisa at 855-957-4375 or email lthompson@mobiledentists.com
  • Know a dentist who may be interested?
  • EARN UP TO $6,000 for a referral.
  • Call or text Lisa at 855-957-4375 or email lthompson@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 school sites using portable equipment. Manage patient care and maintain high standards of oral health services within a mobile practice setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DMD or DDS degree and be legally eligible to work in the U.S. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation are required for daily travel to school locations.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pediatric dentistryGeneral dentistryClinical documentationCommunication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Smile Programs a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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, 36% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 5% in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedDentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)394 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingIndiana index 93.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Indiana88 active5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Dentistry listings213 in the last 30 days209 the 30 days before (about the same)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

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 17 employers
4
<$240k
4
$240k-280k
9
$280k-320k
2
$320k-360k
2
$360k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs
401k / retirement match
71%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Visa sponsorship
24%
Loan repayment
6%

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$300k-$500k
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$200k-$400k
#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Dentist listings for work-life

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
State-of-the-Art Equipment

Living in South Bend

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$212k
Typical market rent
$1,269/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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