Dentist
Listed compensation
$201k-$245k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and weekend coverage.
Job Description
Transform Smiles. Strengthen Communities.
Dentistry at Chapa-De is about more than healthy smiles, it's about improving lives. As a Dentist, you'll provide patient-centered care in a collaborative, team-based environment where you can build lasting relationships, improve oral health, and make a meaningful difference for individuals and families every day.
Salary: $201,000- $245,000 full-time annual salary range.
Exceptional Benefits
- Low patient to provider ratio
- Employer-paid Health Insurance (medical, dental and vision)
- 27 Vacation Days, 11 Paid Holidays, 8+ Days Sick Leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked)
- Retirement Plan with 6% match
- CME Allowance/Time off
What You'll Do
Provide skilled dental services such as general restorative and preventive care, crown and bridge, removable prosthetics, endodontics, oral surgery.
- Educate patients on oral health.
- Direct Dental Assistants to ensure quality care.
What You'll Bring
- DDS or DMD Degree
- One year experience in a dental practice
- Current BLS certificate
Current DEA License
If you're passionate about helping others, thrive in a team environment, and want to make a meaningful impact in the community, we'd love to meet you!
About Us
Chapa-De is a non-profit community outpatient health center with a mission to advance the health and well-being of American Indians and low income individuals living in our communities by providing convenient access to high quality, compassionate care. Clinics located in Auburn, CA and Grass Valley, CA.
Chapa-De recognizes that our strength lies in our people. We are committed to the principles of equal employment and complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.
It is the intent of Chapa-De to maintain a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.
We are dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy in regard to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
Chapa-De provides reasonable accommodation to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation. We comply with California Department of Public Health Requirements.
This may include, but not limited to, masking during flu season for employees who decline an annual flu vaccine. Preference in filling vacancies will be given to qualified Indian applicants in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, U.S. Code, section 472 & 473).
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive dental services including restorative care, endodontics, and oral surgery while educating patients on oral health. Supervise dental assistants to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree and possess a current BLS certificate and DEA license. At least one year of experience in a dental practice is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
General Dentistry Career Context
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 40% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$223k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $201k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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