Dentist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$185k-$200k

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Job Description

Healthcare facility located in Omaha, NE is looking for a full-time Dentist to join their team. Details are below!

Salary: $185,000 - $200,000/annually

Dentist Opportunity

The Dentist will be the leader of the dental service line whose primary responsibility is to drive departmental personnel and operations to deliver high-quality dental care

  • Dentist will lead, manages, and develops Dental planning, programs, and services
  • Actively participates in patient treatment, establishes and implements quality and performance improvement plans and activities.
  • Develops, implements, and reports on outcomes for oral health care.

Dentist Qualifications

Three years of experience as a dentist, plus two to three years of administrative experience in a clinic setting strongly preferred.

Graduation from an accredited dental school with a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) required, with thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of general dentistry and oral surgery

Active, valid, unrestricted license to practice as a Dentist in the state of Nebraska (or ability to readily get one

Location: Strong economy, family-friendly attractions, and deep cultural roots.

  • Local boutiques, art galleries, and a thriving culinary scene centered around famous Nebraska steaks.
  • Consistently ranked among the best zoos in the world, featuring the world's largest indoor desert and indoor rainforest.
  • Made up of multiple public districts alongside private options

Key Responsibilities

The Dentist will lead the dental service line, managing personnel and operations to ensure high-quality dental care. They will also actively participate in patient treatment and implement performance improvement plans.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree and an active, unrestricted Nebraska dental license. Three years of clinical experience and two to three years of administrative experience are strongly preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipPersonnel managementOperations managementQuality improvementDental program development

General Dentistry Career Context

Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 129 active listings.

Of the 45 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 33% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$193k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $214k in an average-cost state. 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dentist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs · 19 employers

9
<$285k
7
$285k-345k
5
$345k-405k
2
$405k-465k
1
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Relocation assistance
24%
Loan repayment
19%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Dentist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Omaha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k≈ 1.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,414/mo≈ 9% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.