Jobs · Virginia Beach, VA

Dentist Jobs in Virginia Beach, VA: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Virginia Beach, the May 2025 median for dentists is about $177.4K, 4% over the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $134.9K to $211.9K.

Pay

The median is the middle of dentists already employed, not a starting wage. The 25th is the lower quarter of that group. The 75th is what the upper quarter already earns.

Percentile	Metro	VA	U.S.
25th	$134,870	$134,870	$125,710
Median	$177,400	$197,110	$170,950
75th	$211,940	$259,530	$224,040

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

Hiring difficulty and demand

Hiring difficulty

3.5

Metro employment

720

National growth, 2025 to 2035

5.7%

National openings a year

4.2 thousand

This is the same score as the free check.

Who's hiring

Peninsula Institute For Community Health, 13 campuses
the Foleck Center, 8 campuses
Gaston Family Health Services, 7 campuses
Tremont Road Dental, 5 campuses
Portsmouth Community Health Center, 4 campuses
Prime Orthodontics, 4 campuses

Campuses on file in the provider extract, not live job ads.

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

The work

The schedule is the day. You move between exams, restorations, and the patient in pain who needs a slot that morning.

Between patients you read images, review treatment plans, and sign off on hygiene exams. Owners also carry payroll, equipment, and insurance contracts.

Nearby metros

Richmond, VA · 95 miles
Lexington Park, MD · 104 miles
Greenville, NC · 111 miles
Salisbury, MD · 113 miles

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Questions

Who hires dentists in Virginia Beach?

Dental practices, group practices, and community health centers hire dentists in Virginia Beach. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Peninsula Institute For Community Health, the Foleck Center, Gaston Family Health Services.

How do I get licensed as a dentist in Virginia?

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

What should a practice in Virginia Beach weigh when hiring a dentist?

Ask which procedures the dentist does alone and how fast they build a schedule. Virginia Beach has a deeper bench of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is 10% under the Virginia median.