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DOCS Health
Lansing, Michigan

Dentist

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Job Description

DOCS Health is seeking General Dentists, Endodontists, and Oral Surgeons to join our team in providing essential dental exams and treatments to our Military Service Members. Participate in mandatory deployment readiness weekend events across the country.

Your expertise will play a crucial role in maintaining the dental health of our brave soldiers, ensuring they are ready for duty. Make a significant impact with your skills and dedication—support those who protect our freedom.

  • DOCS Health delivers dental care to military service members in the following reserve components:
  • U.S. Army Reserve (USAR)
  • Army National Guard (ARNG)
  • U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)
  • U.S. Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)
  • U.S. Coast Guard Reserve (USCGR)
  • Air National Guard (ANG)
  • U.S. Air Force Reserve (USAFR)

Responsibilities

  • Perform exams/screenings
  • Comprehensive dental treatment to include restorative, endodontics, and oral surgery
  • All supplies, materials and equipment provided

Requirements

  • Active state Dental License, with no restrictions
  • CPR/BLS Certification
  • Comfortable working with mobile dentistry and equipment - preferred
  • Experience working with military - preferred
  • Proficient with computer programs

Must Have Weekend Availability

With over three decades of experience, we are a trusted industry leader. Our experienced team of clinicians and logistics professionals are dedicated, and strive to do the right thing for our partners and their members every time. Because of this commitment, we’ve set a new standard of care delivery through our fixed-clinic, mobile treatment center, telemedicine, and portable deployment models.

Join our team, and become a part of a bridge for better health.

If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo background check (including criminal record check) and drug screening. We use E-Verify in our hiring process.

DOCS Health is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions, policies, and practices are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws.

DOCS Health will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination (including any form of unlawful harassment) on account of a person's sex (including pregnancy), age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender nonconformity, status as a transgender individual, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, family responsibility, armed services, or any other status protected by law.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

General DentistryDental ScreeningsRestorative DentistryComputer Proficiency

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 26% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Dentist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 22 employers

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<$290k
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$290k-345k
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$345k-400k
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$400k-455k
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$455k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

CME allowance
73%
401k / retirement match
68%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Relocation assistance
32%
Loan repayment
23%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Lansing

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$193k
Typical market rent
$1,222/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.0
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About DOCS Health

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

All supplies, materials and equipment provided