Hire · Kansas City, MO

Hire a Dentist in Kansas City, MO

The group practice across town is recruiting associates for the same patients. A dentist who can carry a full schedule belongs at this metro's upper quarter. The nearest metro with its own page for this role is Saint Joseph, MO.

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	MO	U.S.
25th	$124,470	$131,980	$125,710
Median	$171,690	$204,960	$170,950
75th	$223,560	$334,680	$224,040

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

How hard this is to fill

Hiring difficulty

7.5

Metro employment

1,070

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

St. Joseph, MO · 46 miles
Topeka, KS · 62 miles
Columbia, MO · 120 miles
Jefferson City, MO · 133 miles

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Questions

What do dentists earn in Kansas City, MO?

In Kansas City, the May 2025 median for dentists is about $171.7K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $124.5K to $223.6K.

Who hires dentists in Kansas City?

Dental practices, group practices, and community health centers hire dentists in Kansas City. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Swope Health Services, Missouri Dental Professionals, Richard Straus, Dmd, Turner House Clinic.

How do I get licensed as a dentist in Missouri?

Start with the Missouri dental board. It sets the exams it accepts and the steps for a dentist moving from another state to Kansas City.

What should a practice in Kansas City weigh when hiring a dentist?

Ask which procedures the dentist does alone and how fast they build a schedule. Kansas City has a deeper bench of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is 16% under the Missouri median.