Staff Dentist

Dentist 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Serve with purpose. Thrive with balance. Build your future at Konza.

Konza Prairie Community Health Center is seeking a compassionate Staff Dentist to join our growing team. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), you'll provide comprehensive dental care in modern, fully renovated clinics equipped with advanced technology while making a meaningful impact in the community.

Why You'll Love Working at Konza

  • Competitive salary
  • NHSC Loan Repayment Program eligibility
  • Productivity incentive program
  • Up to 200 hours (5 weeks) of PTO annually
  • Monday–Friday schedule (no evenings, weekends, or call)
  • Early Friday clinic closures at 2:00 PM
  • CME and professional license reimbursement
  • Medical, dental & vision insurance
  • 403(b) with employer match
  • Employer-paid life, STD & AD&D insurance
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

What You'll Do

  • Provide comprehensive preventive, restorative, and emergency dental care
  • Perform hospital-based dentistry and implant treatment planning, placement, and restoration
  • Utilize advanced technology including CAD/CAM, digital impressions, and digital radiography
  • Educate patients on oral health and preventive care
  • Collaborate with medical and behavioral health providers to deliver integrated care
  • Maintain accurate documentation and support quality improvement initiatives

Requirements

  • DDS or DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school
  • Kansas dental license (or ability to obtain)
  • DEA registration (or ability to obtain)
  • Eligible for credentialing with third-party payers and Kansas Medicaid

Preferred

  • FQHC or community health experience
  • Digital dentistry and EHR experience
  • Interest in mentorship and quality improvement

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive preventive, restorative, and emergency dental care while collaborating with medical and behavioral health providers. Perform advanced procedures such as implant treatment planning and hospital-based dentistry using modern digital technology.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Preventive dental careRestorative dental carePatient education

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Dentist at Konza Prairie Community Health Center a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 49 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 27% have no call, 90% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 5% in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedDentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$313k)397 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
General Dentistry listings in Kansas15 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All dentist listings in Kansas62 active5,987 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 27% no call · 90% no weekends49 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New General Dentistry listings625 in the last 30 days433 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Kansas figures use all dentists: too few Kansas General Dentistry postings state pay.

Top Dentist Jobs

16 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

13 jobs
3
<$260k
1
$260k
6
$290k-320k
0
$320k-350k
3
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

12 jobs
401k / retirement match
58% this job
CME allowance
50% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
25% this job
Visa sponsorship
25%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Periodontist

Westphalia Holdings · Lubbock, Texas

$1,500/day
#2

Dentist

Dental Dreams · Chicago Heights, Illinois

$290k-$350k
#3

Part Time Dentist

$250k-$350k
#4

Locum General Dentist

$234k-$312k
+ 14 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Dentist listings for work-life

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

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights
Konza Prairie Community Health Center logo

About Konza Prairie Community Health Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Junction City, Kansas
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
NHSC Loan Repayment Program eligibility
Productivity incentive program
Up to 200 hours (5 weeks) PTO
CME and professional license reimbursement
Medical, dental & vision insurance
403(b) with employer match
Employer-paid life, STD & AD&D insurance

Living in Junction City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$201k
Typical market rent
$1,132/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.2
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Manhattan, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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