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Centurion Health
Nashville, Tennessee

Part-Time Dentist

DentistNo weekendsNo nightsPart-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Job Location: TN, Nashville - Riverbend Max Security Institution - Nashville, TN
  • Position Type: Part-Time
  • Education Level: Professional Degree
  • Salary Range: Undisclosed
  • Job Shift: Day
  • Job Category: Dentist, Centurion Health is proud to be the provider of comprehensive healthcare services to the Tennessee Department of Correction. We are currently seeking a part-time Dentist to join our team at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, TN. As a Dentist with Centurion Health, you'll provide comprehensive dental care to an underserved population while working as part of a collaborative healthcare team. This is a great opportunity for a dentist looking for a consistent part-time schedule without nights, weekends, or holidays. Qualifications: DDS or DMD Active, unrestricted Tennessee dental license Active, unrestricted DEA registration Ability to successfully pass background screening, drug screening, and credentialing
  • Schedule: Part-time – 24 hours per week 3 days per week 8-hour day shifts No nights, holidays, or weekends Centurion Health provides malpractice insurance for our part-time team members

If you're looking for a rewarding dental opportunity where you can make a difference while maintaining flexibility in your schedule, I'd love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive dental care to an underserved population at a correctional facility. Work collaboratively as part of a healthcare team to deliver high-quality dental services.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active, unrestricted Tennessee dental license and a valid DEA registration. Applicants are required to pass background and drug screenings.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical dentistryPatient care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part-Time Dentist at Centurion Health 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

Centurion Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 355 active listings.

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% have no call, 80% 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 $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)384 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Tennessee97 active5,750 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% no call · 80% 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 General Dentistry listings600 in the last 30 days438 the 30 days before (+37%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Centurion Healthsilver tier, 70/100Top Employers work-life index355 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.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Dentist Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 18 employers
5
<$250k
4
$250k-300k
11
$300k-350k
2
$350k
3
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
76%
CME allowance
62%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Visa sponsorship
29%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

General Dentist

Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics · Waco, Texas

$300k-$500k
#2

Dentist

Westphalia Holdings · Memphis, Tennessee

$230k-$461k
#3

General Dentist

$200k-$400k
#4

Part Time Dentist

$250k-$350k
+ 24 more · ranked by pay

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 Centurion Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sterling, Virginia
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice insurance provided
No nights, holidays, or weekends
Consistent part-time schedule

Living in Nashville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$409k
Typical market rent
$1,820/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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