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West Coast Dental Services
Covina, California

Orthodontist

DentistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Orthodontist - Career Opportunity

Who We Are

For more than 30 years, West Coast Dental has served Southern California with a commitment to high quality general and specialty dental and orthodontic care and a great patient experience for every patient.

The company was started by a group of dedicated dental professionals who saw the need for quality, multi-specialty dental and orthodontic care at convenient locations and at an affordable cost using the latest technologies with teams of talented dentists, specialists, and orthodontists.

West Coast Dental is a dynamic fast-growing company with strong financial backing. The work environment is exciting, stimulating and highly collaborative.

West Coast Dental Services would love to extend an invitation for you to consider joining our dental team at one of our modern and up-to date dental practices.

West Coast Dental offices are in southern California with 41 locations and counting. Each one of our dental practices is thoughtfully situated in a great community to provide an exceptional work and living environment.

We have multiple offices throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, and the Inland Empire, offering comprehensive general and specialty dental services.

As a General Dentist you will have the ability to provide comprehensive treatment plans for your patients under one roof with an added advantage of board-certified specialist for any specialty services you may refer for treatment.

Our experienced office staff supports your daily schedule to ensure all business and operational tasks are managed for you with transparency. We believe in supporting our doctors so that they may focus on optimal patient care in a friendly and professional environment.

We support our clinical staff to ensure a safe and harmonious working environment and we are committed to ensure your continuous development and overall success. We provide exceptional pre and post on the job training with excellent opportunities to promote from within our company. There is no limit to achieving your career goals.

What We Are Looking For

  • A dentist who is passionate about delivering the best of care to their patients
  • Must have an excellent happy and cheerful chairside demeanor
  • Create a professional and productive office culture for their team
  • Have excellent communication skills and good chairside manner
  • Prefer experience dentist that is able to perform all general dentistry procedures

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate clinical excellence by providing high quality orthodontic care to our patients.
  • Delivering an unequalled patient experience and go above and beyond to exceed the patients’ expectations.
  • Maintain open lines of communication with General Dentist
  • Educate patients and parents about improving and maintaining orthodontic care, and promoting routine dental health care.
  • Consistently portray a pleasant work attitude that promotes a positive work environment

Qualifications

  • Dental degree from an accredited University - DMD/DDS
  • Ortho residency certificate
  • An active State Dental Board license or ability to obtain
  • Malpractice Insurance

Benefits

  • Medical (including prescriptions)
  • Vision insurance
  • Comprehensive dental benefit
  • Voluntary supplemental insurance for life, disability, critical illness, cancer, gap and accident
  • Continuing education
  • Advancement opportunities
  • 401 (k) plan
  • Referral bonus incentive programs
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care)

We recognize the importance of investing in our most valuable asset - our employees. In line with this objective, we understand that providing excellent service to our employees facilitates professional and personal growth that will enable them to live our company principle - To Welcome, Communicate and Deliver unparalleled customer service.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

OrthodonticsTreatment planningPatient educationProfessionalismCollaborationDental health promotion

Orthodontics Career Context

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).

What does the Dentist market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDentist median $275k (middle half $179k–$343k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in California589 active5,774 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 4% offer loan repayment589 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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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.

Benefits & Perks

Medical (including prescriptions)
Vision insurance
Comprehensive dental benefit
Voluntary supplemental insurance (life, disability, critical illness, cancer, gap, accident)
Continuing education
Advancement opportunities
401(k) plan
Referral bonus incentive programs

Living in Covina

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$780k
Typical market rent
$2,598/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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