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Arkansas Family Dental
Little Rock, Arkansas

Associate Dentist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$200K+

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Job Description

Arkansas Family Dental, a thriving, high-tech dental practice in West Little Rock, is seeking an Associate Dentist to join our well-established team. We are a privately owned dental clinic in Little Rock, AR, Arkansas Family Dental, serving patients for the last 22 years.

Our clinic is conveniently located in West Little Rock, has 10,000 square feet of space, 19 operatories, a surgical suite and a training center. Arkansas Family Dental is a thriving general dental office, employing 8 dentists plus 11 hygienists and 30 support staff.

We have a love for serving people and giving back to our community. We recently completed our event AFD Gives Back where we were able to give away $214,000 in dental care to the community! We can serve our patients in any capacity including endodontics, orthodontics, oral surgery, and implant placement.

We strive to be the best dental office in Little Rock, give our patients an incredible customer service experience, all while ensuring they receive the highest quality dentistry in the state.

We are searching for a general dentist to join our team. This individual needs to have a great personality, want to treat and care for patients at the highest level, and enjoy learning new procedures as well as be open to using all the newest technology that dentistry has to offer.

We offer a guaranteed daily rate plus commissioned pay whichever is greater. A motivated dentist joining our team could expect to earn over $200K or more in their very first year of employment. Our practice is lucky to welcome over 300 new patients through our doors each month.

It will be a breeze for a new dentist to build their own patient base with us. Our benefits include health, dental, life, vision, and malpractice insurance coverage, 401K, and paid continuing education.

Our clinic provides the opportunity for a new dentist to collaborate and learn from other dentists every day. We conduct doctors only meetings and study clubs, so we can go over cases and systems. It is an amazing place to find mentorship and guidance with some of the most difficult cases from dentists that have 15-20 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Dentist will provide high-quality general dental care to patients and collaborate with a team of experienced dentists. Responsibilities include performing various dental procedures and participating in regular doctor meetings and study clubs.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a general dentist with a great personality who is committed to high-level patient care. Applicants should be eager to learn new procedures and proficient in utilizing the latest dental technology.

Key Skills

General DentistryClinical Collaboration

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 49 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 39% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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CME allowance
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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
40%
Relocation assistance
30%
Loan repayment
20%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of General Dentistry (Dental) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 876 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Little Rock

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$217k≈ 1.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,212/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Arkansas Family Dental

Medical Practices
Little Rock, AR
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Vision Insurance
Malpractice Insurance
401K
Paid Continuing Education
Mentorship Program