General Dentist
Quick facts
- Pay
- $170,000 - $210,000 a year
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Atwood, KS
- Background
- Students welcome
- Industry
- Health and Care — 3087 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
About Northwest Smile Center
We are a rural Northwest Kansas non-profit dental clinic seeking a motivated general dentist. We are the only safety-net clinic in Northwest Kansas and serve 13 counties as well as individuals from Southwest Nebraska and Eastern Colorado. Approximately 43% of our patients are pediatric and about 75% are underserved.
We also operate a mobile outreach clinic that visits schools, Head Start and WIC programs, nursing homes and other facilities in our coverage area.
Job Description
- The General Dentist will provide comprehensive dentistry services, including but not limited to restorative, endodontic, oral surgery, prosthodontics, patient education, and develop treatment plans with the patient.
Schedule
- 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Employer paid medical insurance, dental insurance, group term life insurance
- Supplemental insurances available via payroll deduction
- Simple IRA and Roth IRA with up to 3% employer match after 1 year of employment
- Paid personal time off and paid sick/medical leave (accrual basis)
- 6 paid holidays + 4 "floating holidays"
- Annual continuing education and licensure allowance (negotiable)
- Sign on bonus or relocation assistance and housing assistance available for permanent placement
Student Loan Forgiveness
- Our rural location, non-profit status and National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site designation fulfill eligibility requirements for many state and federal loan forgiveness programs as well as H-1B visa sponsorship.
Pay: $170,000.00 - $210,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Work Location: In person
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Northwest Smile Center in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Dentists, General (SOC 29-1021).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Dentist” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level II (qualified)Dentists, General · Kansas nonmetropolitan area. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $102,170 | ~15% |
| Level II | $146,494 | ~31% |
| Level III | $190,798 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $235,123 | ~61% |
This job pays $170,000–$210,000 a year — that's Level II (qualified). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level II registration gets 2 entries; estimated selection chance about 31%.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.