General Dentist
Listed compensation
$150k-$350k
Listing transparency2 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
Description
Overview
At Guilford Smiles our mission is to provide quality dental and personal care to all our patients in a relaxed and comfortable environment in which patients feel welcomed, accepted, secure, and confident in the care that they are receiving.
We believe that satisfying all of our patients is our most important goal.
Currently, we are looking for an experienced Full-Time General Dentist to join our family. At Guilford Smiles we pride ourselves in providing top notch care and exemplary customer service.
Job Description
- Excellent diagnostic skills and treatment plan appropriately
- Skilled at completing basic and complex procedures including direct and indirect restorations.
- Excellent restorative, endo and cosmetic skills
- Maintain proper patient treatment records
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to lead
- Use a variety of modern dental instruments including hand tools, rotary instruments and digital radiographs
- Excellent chair-side manner focused on educating patients and providing top-level customer service
Requirements
- JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Must have CT Dental License
- Saturdays a must
- Available to work
- Tuesday to Friday: 7:30AM - 4:30PM
- Recent graduates and experienced providers are welcome!
Key Responsibilities
Diagnose dental conditions, develop appropriate treatment plans, and perform basic and complex procedures, including restorative, endodontic, and cosmetic treatments. Maintain accurate patient records and provide patient education and high-quality customer service using modern dental instruments and digital radiography.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dentistry Career Context
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$250k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $241k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
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Living in Guilford
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $610k
- Typical market rent
- $2,992/mo
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.