Hire a Dentist in Athens-Clarke County, GA

An empty operatory still has rent to pay. Pay someone who can fill the schedule from this metro's upper quarter. The nearest metro with its own page for this role is Gainesville, GA.

What to offer

A group practice that copies a national midpoint will lose an associate to the office that offered a better schedule. Use this metro's median as a floor, and the 75th for someone who can run a full chair on day one.

Percentile	Metro	GA	U.S.
25th	$121,740	$154,550	$125,710
Median	$166,440	$206,760	$170,950
75th	$230,090	$257,910	$224,040

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

How hard this is to fill

Hiring difficulty

8.0

Metro employment

National growth, 2025 to 2035

5.7%

National openings a year

4.2 thousand

This is the same score as the free check.

For one manager

Say what the schedule looks like, who owns the patients, and how pay is figured. Ask which procedures the dentist does without referring out.

License and training

Every state licenses dentists through its dental board. The usual path is a DDS or DMD from an accredited school, the national board exam, and a clinical exam the state accepts. Confirm your state board's rules before you hire or start.

Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, dentists

Nearby metros

Gainesville, GA · 35 miles
Atlanta, GA · 62 miles
Macon-Bibb County, GA · 81 miles
Greenville, SC · 84 miles

Dentists, General hiring pages

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Questions

What do dentists earn in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

In Athens-Clarke County, the May 2025 median for dentists is about $166.4K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $121.7K to $230.1K.

Who hires dentists in Athens-Clarke County?

Dental practices, group practices, and community health centers hire dentists in Athens-Clarke County. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Medlink Georgia, Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, Georgia Dental Professionals.

How do I get licensed as a dentist in Georgia?

Start with the Georgia dental board. It sets the exams it accepts and the steps for a dentist moving from another state to Athens-Clarke County.

What should a practice in Athens-Clarke County weigh when hiring a dentist?

Ask which procedures the dentist does alone and how fast they build a schedule. Athens-Clarke County has about a third fewer of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is 20% under the Georgia median.