DDS - Dentist
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
Permanent Part-Time DDS - Dentist position in a Santa Clara, California general dental practice. This office is looking for Wednesdays 9-6 and every other Saturday 9-3. They have variable pay DOE. #1678
Key Responsibilities
Provide general dental care services to patients in a clinical setting. Manage patient appointments and maintain high standards of dental practice.
Requirements
Must be a qualified DDS or Dentist. Ability to work Wednesdays and every other Saturday is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
General Dentistry Career Context
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% have no call, 86% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Dentist median $210k (middle half $187k–$275k)58 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| General Dentistry listings in California | 170 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dentist listings in California | 612 active | 5,870 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 24% no call · 86% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 5% offer loan repayment612 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New General Dentistry listings | 631 in the last 30 days | 404 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Top Dentist Jobs
18 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
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Benefits & Perks
11 jobsShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$191k-$304kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes weekends
Living in Santa Clara
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.67M
- Typical market rent
- $3,958/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 110.4
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.