Dentist
Listed compensation
$182k-$200k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Position Summary
Responsible for providing primary health care to center patients within the structure of the family practice model; in addition, serves on committees, discharges administrative responsibilities, attends departmental meetings; participates in night and weekend on-call coverage rotation.
Education and Experience
Graduation from an accredited dental school. Current New York State license is required. Must also have current BLS and infection control certifications. Must have a current DEA Registration.
Physical Demands
Ambulatory – 95%
Sedentary- 5%
Subject to Stress and Fatigue
- Requires manual and finger dexterity and eye hand coordination when working with patients and equipment.
- Subject to repeated bending, squatting and stooping.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing within normal range
Key Responsibilities
Provides primary health care to patients within a family practice model and participates in administrative and committee duties. Also responsible for night and weekend on-call coverage rotation.
Requirements
Requires graduation from an accredited dental school and a current New York State dental license. Must possess current BLS, infection control certifications, and a valid DEA registration.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
General Dentistry Career Context
Of the 47 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 43% have no call, 77% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$191k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $177k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Syracuse
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $219k≈ 1.2× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,541/mo≈ 10% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.7
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Syracuse, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.