General Dentist

DentistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

What We Offer

Competitive compensation: With a daily guarantee or a percentage of collections earning at competitive percentages.

Clinical Quality: Great Lakes Dental Partners provides extensive continuing education, fosters collaboration among dentists, and equips our offices with top-notch technology to ensure exceptional patient care.

Strong Patient Flow: Our online presence and word-of-mouth reputation provide a healthy patient flow to grow your practice.

Clinical Autonomy: You maintain complete control over diagnosing and designing treatment plans, while receiving world-class business support.

Peer Support: Gain access to a network of like-minded dentists for mutual learning and improvement.

Human Resources, Employee Support & Benefits: Our agile human resources team and local presence enable us to address staffing needs efficiently. We also offer attractive benefits, such as healthcare and 401(k), along with top-notch training and professional development opportunities.

Flexibility in scheduling: Our team will work with you to determine your schedule and is well-trained in optimizing daily schedules to set up our specialists for success.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide superior patient care and service
  • Thoroughly and efficiently perform clinical dentistry functions
  • Maximize human resources of practice by working with Office Manager to coach, counsel, and provide consistent leadership
  • Ensure practice operates in an efficient and organized manner

Requirements

  • Selection Criteria
  • 3+ years of practicing dentistry
  • DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school
  • A current dental license issued by the state where practicing
  • Current Controlled Substance Licenses if applicable in the State of Practice.

Current with all state and federal license requirements such as dental CE hours, CPR, OSHA,

HIPPA and Other Applicable Requirements

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Team-building skills
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks
  • Ability to work well independently and with others in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningTime management

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDentist median $270k (middle half $188k–$295k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIllinois index 100.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Illinois181 active5,791 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 36% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
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.

Top Dentist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs
5
<$240k
4
$240k-280k
10
$280k-320k
3
$320k-360k
2
$360k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs
401k / retirement match
77% this job
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
Visa sponsorship
18%
Loan repayment
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$200k-$450k
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#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Dentist listings

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

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About Manus-Northwestern Oral Health Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Healthcare
401(k)
Continuing Education
Flexible Scheduling

Living in Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$354k
Typical market rent
$2,311/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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