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Cali Dental
Santa Maria, California

General Dentist - Starting $275,000 (Santa Maria)

DentistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$275k-$600k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and nights and shift pattern.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

We are looking for an energetic and friendly general dentist to join our team of professionals in our location in Santa Maria, California.

Associates have full autonomy in establishing their treatment plans and rendering care. We offer clinical support with direct one-on-one mentorship. You can concentrate on your area of expertise while others manage patient administrative paperwork and office staffing. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities & Duties

  • Responsible for providing and delivering quality dental care to our patients
  • Create dental treatment plans and coordinate oral health care during patient consultations
  • Ensure treatment plan is reviewed with each family, and receive informed consents for treatments services
  • Repair decayed and broken teeth through restoration techniques, potentially extract teeth, and restore edentulous areas
  • Adhere to all federal and government regulations, including the state dental board rules and regulations, HIPAA and OSHA regulations
  • Provide leadership and direction to clinical support staff in all areas of patient treatment
  • Consistently portray a positive working attitude that fosters a pleasant work environment

Compensation & Benefits

  • $800 - $1,200 Daily Minimum Guarantee (amount based on experience)
  • 33% of Net Production or Daily minimum, the higher of the two with an earning potential of $275,000.00 to $600,000.00 annually
  • Bonus Eligibility (Contingent on experience)
  • Possibility of making up to 35% of net production based on tenure. The longer you stay, the more you make
  • 401k matching
  • Paid Vacation and Sick time
  • Insurance (Medical, vision, dental, long term disability, FSA, HSA and more!)
  • Malpractice Coverage
  • License Fee Reimbursement
  • $2,000 annual credit for Continuing Education
  • Sponsorship for OPT, TN, H1-B & Permanent Residency
  • One-One Coaching

Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years experience
  • CA Dental License
  • DEA License

Salary Range: $275,000.00 To $600,000.00 Annually

Nothing in this job description restricts CaliDental’s right to assign or reassign job duties and responsibilities for this position at any time.

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Saturdays as needed

Key Responsibilities

The dentist is responsible for providing quality dental care, creating treatment plans, and coordinating oral health services for patients. They also provide leadership to clinical support staff and ensure compliance with all federal and state dental regulations.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

General dentistryTreatment planningRestorative dentistryTooth extractionClinical leadershipPatient consultationHIPAA complianceOSHA complianceDental board regulations

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Dentist - Starting $275,000 (Santa Maria) at Cali Dental 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.

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 49 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 37% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$260k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $235k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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 pay$208k–$312kDentist median $210k (middle half $192k–$275k)49 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$235k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in California568 active5,625 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 37% no call · 80% no weekends49 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 4% offer loan repayment568 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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3
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4
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
73% this job
CME allowance
60% this job
Sign-on bonus
27%
Visa sponsorship
20% this job

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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
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About Cali Dental

Hospitals and Health Care
Lompoc, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401k matching
Paid Vacation and Sick time
Insurance (Medical, vision, dental, long term disability, FSA, HSA)
Malpractice Coverage
License Fee Reimbursement
$2,000 annual credit for Continuing Education
Sponsorship for OPT, TN, H1-B & Permanent Residency
One-One Coaching

Living in Santa Maria

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$645k
Typical market rent
$2,509/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.8
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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