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A-Team Dental Staffing
Orange, California

Associate Dentist - Mondays

Dentist 8.0 Work-LifeContract

Listed compensation

$800–$900 per diem

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • Associate Dentist – Mondays Only
  • Orange, California | 1099 Independent Contractor
  • A-Team Dental Staffing has partnered with an established, patient-focused private dental practice in Orange, California, to recruit a skilled and compassionate Associate Dentist for a direct-hire opportunity.
  • This position is one day per week on Mondays and is structured as a 1099 independent contractor role.

The practice offers comprehensive dentistry in a modern and welcoming environment. The ideal candidate is confident, dependable, and willing to perform hygiene services in addition to general dental procedures.

Schedule: Mondays only

One day per week

1099 independent contractor position

Compensation

  • $800–$900 per diem, based on experience
  • Potential for an added production percentage for the right candidate

Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive examinations and diagnose dental conditions
  • Perform routine hygiene cleanings
  • Perform scaling and root planing (SRP)
  • Develop and clearly communicate treatment plans
  • Provide high-quality general and restorative dental care
  • Maintain accurate and complete patient records
  • Educate patients about their oral health and treatment options
  • Collaborate effectively with the clinical and administrative teams
  • Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care

Requirements

  • Active and unrestricted California dental license
  • DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school
  • Current CPR/BLS certification
  • Current professional liability insurance
  • Comfortable performing hygiene cleanings and SRP
  • Strong clinical, communication, and treatment-planning skills
  • Dependable and consistently available on Mondays
  • Private-practice experience preferred

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

General dentistryPatient examinationClinical documentationPatient educationCommunication skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Dentist - Mondays at A-Team Dental Staffing 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.

Dentistry Career Context

A-Team Dental Staffing holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 7 active listings.

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 76% 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
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$200k 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: 38% no call · 76% no weekends50 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
A-Team Dental Staffingsilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index7 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 contract/1099 Dentist Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 17 employers
5
<$240k
4
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8
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2
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2
$360k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs
CME allowance
71%
401k / retirement match
71%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Visa sponsorship
18%
Loan repayment
12%

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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.

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About A-Team Dental Staffing

Staffing and Recruiting
Modesto, California

Benefits & Perks

1099 Independent Contractor
Potential Production Percentage

Living in Orange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.04M
Typical market rent
$3,037/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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