Associate Dentist
Teignmouth, Devon, South West, England
Competitive
Expiry date:19 Oct 2025
Start date:21 Jul 2025
Opportunity for a Passionate and Skilled Associate Dental Surgeon
Permanent | Part-Time | Mixed Practice | High Earning Potential | Professional Growth | Supportive Team Environment
Are you an ambitious and caring Associate Dental Surgeon seeking a fulfilling role in a supportive and progressive practice? Are you looking to work with a collaborative team in a clinical environment where quality, integrity, and patient care truly matter?
We are currently inviting applications from talented and driven dental professionals to join our established mixed practice on a part-time, permanent basis. With a flexible 3–4 day working week, this role offers the perfect balance of professional engagement and work-life flexibility — with Fridays as a fixed working day, and your choice of 2–3 additional days from Monday to Thursday.
If you are looking for a practice that combines clinical variety, professional development support, and a genuinely friendly team culture — this could be your next long-term opportunity.
🦷 About the Practice and Role
You will join a thriving, multi-disciplinary team in a mixed dental practice, where private work is the predominant focus, and NHS involvement is limited to a small amount of children’s dentistry and emergency clinics. The surgery is modern, well-equipped, and fully digital, using SOE Exact dental software.
Our clinical offering is wide-ranging, and we’re particularly excited to hear from clinicians with experience or a special interest in areas such as implants, orthodontics, endodontics, and restorative dentistry. A portfolio of work would be ideal and warmly welcomed.
📅 Key Details
As an Associate Dental Surgeon in our team, your days will be varied and rewarding, with an emphasis on delivering high-quality, ethical care to a diverse patient base. Your responsibilities will include:
✅ What We’re Looking For Essential Criteria:
Our practice is a place where clinical freedom is respected, where your contributions are valued, and where patients receive truly personalised care. We combine traditional values with modern dentistry, and we pride ourselves on fostering a genuinely collaborative and welcoming environment.
You’ll be working alongside a diverse and talented team of clinicians and support staff who are passionate about patient care and who strive to grow individually and collectively.
📩 Interested in Applying? If you're a skilled and forward-thinking Associate looking to take the next exciting step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re seeking to refine your skillset, expand your clinical portfolio, or simply find a place where your work is valued — this could be the role for you.
Apply now to begin a new chapter in your dental career.
Dental Recruit Network are a trusted supplier of NHS and Private Dental services. We supply work to Dental Nurses, Dental Receptionists, Practice Managers, Dental Hygienists and Dentists. We are one of the fastest growing recruitment agencies in the UK and supply Nationwide. Dental Recruit Network are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Permanent | Part-Time | Mixed Practice | High Earning Potential | Professional Growth | Supportive Team Environment
Are you an ambitious and caring Associate Dental Surgeon seeking a fulfilling role in a supportive and progressive practice? Are you looking to work with a collaborative team in a clinical environment where quality, integrity, and patient care truly matter?
We are currently inviting applications from talented and driven dental professionals to join our established mixed practice on a part-time, permanent basis. With a flexible 3–4 day working week, this role offers the perfect balance of professional engagement and work-life flexibility — with Fridays as a fixed working day, and your choice of 2–3 additional days from Monday to Thursday.
If you are looking for a practice that combines clinical variety, professional development support, and a genuinely friendly team culture — this could be your next long-term opportunity.
🦷 About the Practice and Role
You will join a thriving, multi-disciplinary team in a mixed dental practice, where private work is the predominant focus, and NHS involvement is limited to a small amount of children’s dentistry and emergency clinics. The surgery is modern, well-equipped, and fully digital, using SOE Exact dental software.
Our clinical offering is wide-ranging, and we’re particularly excited to hear from clinicians with experience or a special interest in areas such as implants, orthodontics, endodontics, and restorative dentistry. A portfolio of work would be ideal and warmly welcomed.
📅 Key Details
- Role: Associate Dental Surgeon
- Type: Permanent, part-time
- Days: Friday is essential; choose 2–3 other days (Monday–Thursday)
- Hours: 08:45 AM – 5:00 PM
- Start Date: As soon as you're available
- Weekends: Not required, but optional if you wish to extend hours or case mix
- Software: SOE Exact
- Split: 50% private earnings
- Additional Perks: Free car parking on-site, Denplan patient base
As an Associate Dental Surgeon in our team, your days will be varied and rewarding, with an emphasis on delivering high-quality, ethical care to a diverse patient base. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing exceptional general and specialist dental care, with access to patients seeking advanced treatment
- Building long-lasting patient relationships and tailoring treatment plans based on individual needs
- Maintaining high standards of clinical record-keeping and compliance
- Contributing to the practice culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence
- Utilising your specialist interests or training (e.g., in implants, endo, ortho, or restorative care) to expand treatment offerings
- Working with a skilled nursing and support team to ensure seamless patient journeys
✅ What We’re Looking For Essential Criteria:
- GDC registered Dental Surgeon
- Right to work in the UK
- Strong experience in general dentistry, with additional skills in implants, orthodontics, endodontics, or restorative treatments highly desirable
- Excellent communication skills in English – both written and spoken
- A warm, ethical, and patient-centered approach
- Willingness to be an active part of a team-oriented practice
- A postgraduate qualification or ongoing postgraduate study
- A portfolio of work showcasing your clinical strengths
- Any additional clinical specialism or interests – we welcome practitioners who can offer advanced treatments or wish to develop them
- Experience in a private or mixed setting
- 50% remuneration on private work
- GDC registration fees paid by the practice
- Indemnity insurance fully covered
- CPD funding and encouragement for advanced training and specialism development
- Travel expenses covered, where applicable
- Uniform provided
- Discounted dental treatment for you and family members
- 28 days of paid holiday
- Company pension scheme
- A professional and respectful working environment, focused on learning and delivering the highest standard of care
- Opportunities for weekend work, additional sessions, or further private growth
Our practice is a place where clinical freedom is respected, where your contributions are valued, and where patients receive truly personalised care. We combine traditional values with modern dentistry, and we pride ourselves on fostering a genuinely collaborative and welcoming environment.
You’ll be working alongside a diverse and talented team of clinicians and support staff who are passionate about patient care and who strive to grow individually and collectively.
📩 Interested in Applying? If you're a skilled and forward-thinking Associate looking to take the next exciting step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re seeking to refine your skillset, expand your clinical portfolio, or simply find a place where your work is valued — this could be the role for you.
Apply now to begin a new chapter in your dental career.
Dental Recruit Network are a trusted supplier of NHS and Private Dental services. We supply work to Dental Nurses, Dental Receptionists, Practice Managers, Dental Hygienists and Dentists. We are one of the fastest growing recruitment agencies in the UK and supply Nationwide. Dental Recruit Network are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
