Tri-State Community Healthcare Center
Hemet, California
Full-Time | On-Site | Monday–Friday
Pay: $750–$1,000 Per Day
Compensation is based on experience, qualifications, clinical skills, and the final agreed-upon schedule.
Make a Meaningful Difference Through Dentistry
Tri-State Community Healthcare Center is seeking a compassionate and skilled General Dentist to join our dental team in Hemet, California.
This is an opportunity to provide high-quality dental care while making a real difference in the lives of children, adults, and families in our community.
Every day, your work will help relieve pain, restore confidence, prevent dental disease, and give patients access to care they may not otherwise receive.
At Tri-State, you will be part of a mission-driven Federally Qualified Health Center focused on providing respectful, compassionate, and accessible healthcare to the communities we serve.
Position at a Glance
- Position: General Dentist
- Location: Hemet, California
- Pay: $750–$1,000 per day
- Schedule: Monday–Friday
- Employment type: Full-time
- Work setting: On-site community dental clinic
- Patient population: Children and adults
Why Join Tri-State?
At Tri-State Community Healthcare Center, dentistry is about more than completing procedures.
It is about helping people feel better, smile with confidence, understand their oral health, and receive the treatment they need.
As a General Dentist, you will have the opportunity to:
- Make a visible difference in patients’ lives every day
- Provide meaningful care to children, adults, and families
- Work in a mission-driven FQHC environment
- Build long-term relationships with patients and the community
- Practice a broad range of general dentistry
- Work with a supportive dental and healthcare team
- Maintain a consistent Monday–Friday schedule
- Be respected for your clinical judgment, experience, and contribution
What You Will Do
As a General Dentist at Tri-State, you will provide safe, compassionate, and patient-centered dental care within your professional training and scope of practice.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Perform comprehensive and problem-focused dental examinations
- Review patient histories, radiographs, symptoms, and clinical findings
- Diagnose dental conditions and develop appropriate treatment plans
- Provide preventive, restorative, and emergency dental care
- Perform fillings, sealants, extractions, and other general dental procedures within your clinical scope
- Evaluate patients who are experiencing dental pain or urgent oral-health concerns
- Identify cases requiring specialty treatment and coordinate appropriate referrals
- Clearly explain diagnoses, procedures, treatment options, risks, and aftercare instructions
- Help patients feel comfortable, respected, and informed throughout their visit
- Educate patients and families about oral hygiene, prevention, and long-term dental health
- Maintain complete, accurate, and timely clinical documentation
- Follow all infection-control, OSHA, HIPAA, safety, and professional standards
- Work closely with dental assistants, administrative staff, clinical leadership, and other healthcare professionals
- Support quality-improvement, patient-safety, and access-to-care initiatives
- Participate in meetings, training, and professional-development activities as required
What Success Looks Like
A successful General Dentist at Tri-State:
- Provides excellent and compassionate clinical care
- Creates clear and appropriate treatment plans
- Communicates with patients in an easy-to-understand and respectful manner
- Helps nervous or hesitant patients feel more comfortable
- Maintains accurate and timely patient records
- Uses sound clinical judgment when treating or referring patients
- Works efficiently without compromising quality or safety
- Treats patients and coworkers with kindness and professionalism
- Contributes positively to the dental team
- Shares Tri-State’s commitment to improving access to healthcare
Required Qualifications
- Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from an accredited dental school
- Current and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in California, or eligibility to obtain one before beginning employment
- Current CPR or Basic Life Support certification, or ability to obtain certification before starting
- DEA registration when required for the position
- Ability to complete Tri-State’s credentialing and payer-enrollment requirements
- Knowledge of dental safety, infection-control, patient-privacy, and documentation standards
- Strong clinical judgment and communication skills
- Ability to provide respectful and compassionate care to patients from diverse backgrounds
- Commitment to ethical, patient-centered dentistry
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience practicing general dentistry
- Experience treating both children and adults
- Previous FQHC, community-health, public-health, or safety-net experience
- Familiarity with Medi-Cal Dental
- Experience using electronic dental or health records
- Bilingual communication skills are helpful but not required
Qualified new graduates with strong clinical training, excellent communication skills, and a genuine commitment to community-based dentistry are encouraged to apply.
Compensation$750–$1,000 Per Day
The final daily rate will be based on the selected candidate’s experience, qualifications, clinical abilities, availability, and agreed-upon schedule.
Any additional compensation or benefit details will be reviewed with qualified candidates during the hiring process.
Work Schedule
- Full-time
- Monday through Friday
- On-site in Hemet, California
- No remote work
Any evening, weekend, on-call, or travel expectations will be discussed before employment.
About Tri-State Community Healthcare Center
Tri-State Community Healthcare Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center committed to expanding access to compassionate, high-quality healthcare.
Our teams serve patients and families who may face financial, geographic, or other barriers to receiving care.
We believe every patient deserves to be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. Our goal is to improve the health of the communities we serve by making essential healthcare services more accessible.
Join a Dental Team Where Your Work Matters
Your skills as a dentist can do more than treat a tooth.
They can relieve someone’s pain, restore their ability to eat comfortably, help a child feel safe receiving dental care, and give a patient the confidence to smile again.
Join Tri-State Community Healthcare Center and bring your clinical skills to a position where your work will have purpose and a meaningful community impact.
Apply today by submitting your current résumé or CV. We look forward to learning more about you.
Tri-State Community Healthcare Center is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.
Pay: $750.00 - $1,000.00 per day
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Relocation assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
