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Dental Associates
Appleton, Wisconsin

Periodontist (FT / PT)

DentistFull-Time

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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

PeriodonticsDental diagnosisTreatment planningOral hygiene educationClinical diagnosisCase management

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.

How does Dental Associates compare as an employer?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDentist median $240k (middle half $170k–$250k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All dentist listings in Wisconsin175 active6,004 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% no call · 90% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusWisconsin healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 12% offer loan repayment175 active listings, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Wisconsin figures use all dentists: too few Wisconsin Periodontics postings state pay.

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Salary Distribution

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2
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

14 jobs
CME allowance
57% this job
401k / retirement match
57% this job
Sign-on bonus
50% this job
Loan repayment
29%
Visa sponsorship
29%

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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.

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About Dental Associates

Benefits & Perks

Salary guarantee
Doctor Incentive Program
Vacation
401k
Relocation allowances
Continuing education
Potential for bonuses

Living in Appleton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Typical market rent
$1,185/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.4
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Appleton, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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