Periodontist (FT / PT)
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Job Description
Company Perks
Join Wisconsin's largest family-owned dental organization and become the newest Periodontist of the Dental Associates' family!
Over the past 50 years, we have grown from a one-chair-clinic to offering dental care across Wisconsin with 14 clinics providing general and specialty dentistry. Joining our team means that you will have the unique opportunity to run your practice within a practice.
Devote your time and energy to providing excellent oral health care and building high-quality relationships instead of focusing on the business side of running a practice.
Collaboration and mentorship set us apart, with access to our exclusive in-house network of doctors, specialists, and support staff, push your practice to the next level.
We offer the total compensation package with a salary guarantee and a robust patient base, leading to full schedules and higher earning potential through our Doctor Incentive Program. You can also enjoy full benefits, such as vacation, 401k, relocation allowances, continuing education, and potential for bonuses.
At Dental Associates, you are a leader, you can direct your team, schedule and treatment plans and focus on providing excellent care. Because we want you to focus on dentistry, we provide robust internal support: IT, marketing, staffing, scheduling, accounting, compliance, continuing education, patient financial services, reputation management and more.
Job Responsibilities
- Provides leadership to the dental team ensuring positive patient experiences.
- Collaborates with other dentists in the management of complex dental problems exhibited by patients. Provides mentorship to generalists.
- Communicates with team members promoting an understanding of the patient’s needs.
- Examination of patient’s oral cavity with definitive diagnosis of soft tissues, hard tissues and associated structures to determine nature of condition.
- Application of dental treatment modalities for prevention of dental diseases.
- Treatment of dental disease.
- Dental procedures performed in the oral cavity.
- Performance of minor surgical procedures of hard and soft tissue in and about the oral cavity.
- Educates patient in oral and dental hygiene.
- Manage cases presenting with out-of-the ordinary dental health problems to include patients with behavioral problems.
Job Requirements
- Graduated with a D.M.D. or D.D.S. from an accredited university
- Licensed in the state of Wisconsin, or eligible to be licensed in the state of Wisconsin
- Board certified by the American Academy of Periodontology, or eligible for certification
- Upholds a positive and charismatic chairside manner
- Maintains a strong dedication and commitment to quality patient care
- Strongly values continuing education and personal development
The Company
At Dental Associates, we foster a culture which invites our patients into our "dental home" and provides our dental hygienists with a career, not just a job. Founded in 1974, Dental Associates is Wisconsin's largest family and dentist-owned group dental practice with over a dozen offices throughout the state.
Dental Associates is a strong company with the resources to continually invest in our overall growth and talented team members. Be part of a dynamic organization that will make you proud.
As a team member of Dental Associates, you can expect an excellent compensation & benefits, use of state-of-the-art technology, experience on-the-job training, continued education offerings, abundant opportunities for career growth, a dedicated support team, wonderful patients and the gorgeous state of Wisconsin.
If you’re ready for an exciting, stable career with a growing company apply today!
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Key Responsibilities
The Periodontist will provide expert oral health care, perform surgical procedures, and diagnose complex dental conditions. They are also responsible for mentoring general dentists and leading the dental team to ensure positive patient experiences.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a D.M.D. or D.D.S. degree and be licensed or eligible for licensure in Wisconsin. Additionally, board certification or eligibility by the American Academy of Periodontology is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Periodontics Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% have no call, 90% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Dentist median $240k (middle half $170k–$250k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Wisconsin index 94.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All dentist listings in Wisconsin | 175 active | 6,004 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 28% no call · 90% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Wisconsin healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 12% offer loan repayment175 active listings, Nov 2026 |
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