Smile Programs logo
Smile Programs
Roanoke, Virginia

Dentist

DentalNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only

Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.

Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

Dentistry with a work-life balance

Make Money While Making a Difference

If you’re looking for full or part-time work at a competitive salary while helping kids in need, let’s talk.

Smile Virginia, a school-based mobile dental practice, is seeking a general dentist in the surrounding areas of Roanoke, VA and the to help provide dental care to underserved children at their school. We are offering a relocation/sign on bonus up to $25k for some areas of Virginia!

Our innovative in school dental program offers something different than a traditional dental practice. With a workday that ends with the school day and no nights or weekends, our program is perfect for dentists looking to supplement their current income, working parents, recent graduates, those looking towards retirement and anyone who wants to make a difference in the dental field.

We are currently looking for dentists in Roanoke, VA and the surrounding areas.

Dentist Qualifications

  • DMD or DDS degree
  • Ability to work well with both children & adults
  • Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and willingness to travel daily to/from school sites
  • Legally eligible to work in the U.S. without Visa Sponsorship

Smile Virginia Offers

Evenings, weekends and summers off!

Working a school day schedule (about 6 – 7 hours); on average between 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

  • Benefit package (health, dental, vision)
  • Unique work experience and flexible scheduling
  • Full and part time positions
  • Competitive compensation
  • State-of-the-art portable dental equipment

Latest Technology & Digital Radiography

  • Want to learn more? Call or text Venice at 855-957-4375 or email vjabiru@mobiledentists.com
  • (If texting/emailing, please include your name, contact information and the location of this position.)
  • Know a dentist who may be interested?
  • EARN UP TO $6,000 for a referral.
  • Call or text Venice at 855-957-4375 or email vjabiru@mobiledentists.com

Who We Are

Smile Programs is the nation's leading in-school dental program founded almost two decades ago by two moms, who happen to also be dentists.

The founders saw a tremendous need among underserved school aged children who did not have easy access to dental care and who often suffered from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain and associated medical problems.

Knowing that many parents could not take their children to the dentist due to issues including time off from work and transportation challenges, they sought to bring the care to the need.

Today, through its dental partners, Smile Programs provides preventative and restorative care to approximately 500,000 children per year.

Tooth decay is the most common, and preventable disease among children, more common than asthma. In fact, each year, over 51 million school hours are lost due to oral health related issues.

Smile Programs affiliates with state licensed dentists, hygienists and assistants who use state-of-the-art portable equipment to provide all services onsite, directly in the school or in a self-contained mobile dental facility on site at the school.

If portable equipment is used, classrooms, auditoriums or other school venues are literally transformed into fully functional dental offices for the day.

Our expertise, obtained through years of experience bringing mobile dental care to schools, as well as through our highly qualified staff, enables us to bring exceptional care with minimal disruption to the normal school routine.

Smile Programs is currently active in 20 states and has ongoing strategic partnerships with over 8,000 school districts, including 21 of the 25 largest school districts in the country.

Given the ongoing lack of access for many underserved children across the country, our services are in great demand and we are always looking for caring, compassionate professionals to join our team and play their part in making a difference in the lives of today's underserved children.

Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Smile Programs.

Smile Programs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

Provide dental care to underserved children at school sites in and around Roanoke, Virginia. Deliver preventive and restorative services using portable dental equipment or a mobile dental facility while minimizing disruption to the school day.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a DMD or DDS degree and be able to work well with children and adults. A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, willingness to travel daily to school sites, and legal eligibility to work in the United States without visa sponsorship are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

General DentistryPediatric Dental CarePreventive DentistryRestorative DentistryWorking With ChildrenWorking With AdultsDaily Travel

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at Smile Programs a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

General Dentistry Career Context

Smile Programs holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 19 active listings.

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dentist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution30 jobs · 29 employers

12
<$280k
10
$280k-340k
4
$340k-400k
2
$400k-460k
2
$460k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
69%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
34% this job
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
21% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

General Dentist

Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics · Waco, Texas

$300k-$500k
#2

Dentist

Westphalia Holdings · Topeka, Kansas

$230k-$461k
#3

General Dentist

$200k-$450k
#4

General Dentist

$230k-$400k
+ 34 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.8
Better work-life than 80% of Dentist listings

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

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Roanoke

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$265k
Typical market rent
$1,413/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Roanoke, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

Smile Programs logo

About Smile Programs

Hospitals and Health Care
Farmington Hills, MI
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Relocation/sign-on bonus up to $25K for some areas
Health, dental, and vision benefits
Evenings, weekends, and summers off
Flexible scheduling
Full and part-time positions
State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
Latest technology and digital radiography