Dentist
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Job Description
Part-time General Dentist Opportunity in Placentia, CA. Looking for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday shift with Saturday as an option.
At Gentle Dental, we value our teammate’s smile as much as our patient’s smile.
Our vision is to provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services. We enhance the quality of our patients’ lives by providing accessible oral healthcare, which is paramount to overall health and wellbeing.
Our culture is based on innovation and providing a wellness approach to Dentistry to improve clinical results and consistently generate predictable treatment outcomes. We focus on a commitment to patient care, operational and clinical excellence, personal accountability, building relationships, and seeking out innovative and creative approaches to support our patients and teams.
It’s the whole idea of group dentistry, reimagined to provide Doctors and Clinicians with the right balance of autonomy and support for all stages of their career, focused on the best interests of patients.
Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of the people in your community!
Office Locations
- Gentle Dental Placentia - 620 N. Rose Drive, Suite B, Placentia, CA 92870
Benefits Include
- 401K and additional Pre-tax saving plan
- CE credits
- Malpractice
- Additional CE credits and partial License and DEA reimbursement after 2 years
Position Qualifications
- Accredited Dental School Graduate
- Active CA state dental license (or the ability to acquire one by time of employment)
- Other licenses/certifications such as CPR, DEA, NPI
Key Responsibilities
Provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services to patients in a group dentistry setting. Focus on clinical excellence, patient wellbeing, and building relationships while maintaining a balance of autonomy and support.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited dental school and hold an active California state dental license. Additional requirements include certifications such as CPR, DEA, and NPI.
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Key Skills
General Dentistry Career Context
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 38% have no call, 82% 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).
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- No weekends
- On-site
Living in Placentia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.00M
- Typical market rent
- $2,853/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 113.6
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.