Dentist
Listed compensation
$200K - $300K
Listing transparency2 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
- Dentist
- Gulfport, MS
- Full Time/ Part-time
About Us
Affordable Smiles is a locally rooted dental group practice looking to add a motivated professional doctor to our team. We provide dentists with high end facilities and state of the art equipment while minimizing administrative tasks, allowing providers to focus on what is most important- providing quality patient care. Affordable Smiles treats mainly adult patients and offers in house lab services.
Why Affordable Smiles?
Potential for Growth and Ownership– As the company continually expands, opportunities for leadership and potential ownership are abundant.
Autonomy in Treatment Planning- Our doctors are trusted with defining the best plan of treatment for their patients based on individual patient needs.
Ability to Focus on Patient Care– The company team handles all aspects of running the business leaving our doctors with less stress and able to focus totally on patient care.
Latest Technology and Systems- Offices are equipped with intraoral scanners, digital and CBCT x-ray systems, and other modern dental software to ensure our dentists can perform to their fullest.
Mentorship- The Company's team of experienced owners and associates are focused on promoting the dentist’s individual growth and interests through mentorship and training.
Employee Benefits
- Group health insurance
- Flexible time off
- Up to $1,500 in CE reimbursement per year
- Free life insurance
- Options for vision, cancer, disability, and accident insurance plans
- Visa and permanent residency sponsorship
- In office training including yearly ACLS and OSHA
Experience and Educational Requirements
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM)
- Current Licensure and good standing with Mississippi State Board of Dentistry
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality dental care to primarily adult patients using state-of-the-art equipment. Define and implement individual treatment plans while utilizing in-house lab services.
Requirements
Must hold a DDS or DMD degree. Requires current licensure and good standing with the Mississippi State Board of Dentistry.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dentist at BAM Dental Group 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 1,607 active Dentistry (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Dentistry Career Context
Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$250k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $287k in an average-cost state. 61.9% of Mississippi clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Gulfport
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $188k
- Typical market rent
- $1,483/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 90.0
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.