Associate Dentist | No Gimmicks, Just Real Support
Listed compensation
Compensation Range: $180,000 – $370,000
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Clear Lakes Dental as a Associate Dentist – No Non-Compete, $180K+ in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Description Associate Dentist – Clear Lakes Dental | No Gimmicks, Just Real Support Let’s skip the fluff. At Clear Lakes Dental, we’re reimagining the associate dentist experience—one that’s transparent, growth-focused, and built around real support.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop treatment plans to maintain or restore oral health Perform dental procedures, including restorative.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $180K - $370K
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Clear Lakes Dental as a Associate Dentist – No Non-Compete, $180K+.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited program. An active dental license or the eligibility to obtain one is required for the role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Dentist | No Gimmicks, Just Real Support at Clear Lakes Dental a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dentistry (Dental) — ranked against 1,609 active Dentistry (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Dentistry Career Context
Clear Lakes Dental holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 10 active listings.
Of the 47 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 45% have no call, 85% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$275k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $279k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends