Associate Dentist

🌟 Associate Dentist – Grow Your Private Portfolio in a Supportive Mixed Practice 🌟
Permanent | Tuesdays & Wednesdays | Minimal NHS Pressure | Excellent Private Earning Potential

If you're looking for a role where you can focus on quality patient care, build lasting relationships, and steadily grow your private income, this could be exactly what you've been waiting for.

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established mixed practice seeking an Associate Dentist to join their friendly clinical team. With a small NHS commitment and a strong emphasis on private patient development, this opportunity is ideal for a clinician who enjoys ethical treatment planning and wants the freedom to develop their own patient base without the pressure of excessive UDA targets.

📍 Position Details

Position: Associate Dentist
Employment Type: Permanent
Practice Type: Mixed NHS & Private
Working Days:

• Tuesday & Wednesday
• Optional Saturday mornings (09:00–13:00)
• Additional weekday sessions available for those seeking more days

Working Hours:

• Tuesday: 09:00 – 18:00
• Wednesday: 09:00 – 17:00

💷 Remuneration

• £13.00 per UDA
• 50% Private Split
• 50% Laboratory Fees

With only a small NHS commitment, this role is heavily focused on private growth, allowing you to maximise your earning potential while providing comprehensive, patient-centred care.

🏥 About the Practice

Join a modern, well-established mixed practice with an excellent local reputation and a loyal patient base.

Practice highlights include:

• 🦷 Strong and consistent flow of new patients
• 💻 Fully digital practice using SOE
• 🏥 Modern, well-equipped surgeries
• 🤝 Experienced clinicians and supportive nursing team
• 📈 Excellent opportunities to develop private dentistry
• 🌟 Relaxed, collaborative working culture focused on quality rather than targets

This is a practice that genuinely invests in its clinicians and encourages long-term career development.
🦷 Clinical ScopeEnjoy a varied and rewarding caseload across:

• General Dentistry
• Invisalign & Clear Aligners
• Implant Dentistry
• Facial Aesthetics
• Cosmetic Dentistry
• Comprehensive Private Treatment Planning

Whether you're already offering advanced treatments or looking to grow these services, the practice will support your development.

🧩 Your Role

You'll play a key role in helping patients achieve long-term oral health while building your own successful private list.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering high-quality NHS and private dentistry
• Managing new patient consultations
• Building strong, long-term patient relationships
• Presenting ethical private treatment options
• Growing your own private patient base organically
• Collaborating closely with the wider clinical team to deliver exceptional patient care

This is a relationship-led role where trust, communication, and continuity of care are valued above all else.

✅ What We're Looking For

Essential

• ✔ GDC-registered Dentist
• ✔ NHS Performer Number
• ✔ Confident in all aspects of General Dentistry
• ✔ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• ✔ Passion for delivering ethical, patient-centred care
• ✔ Ability to build and retain a loyal patient base

Desirable

• ⭐ Invisalign or Clear Aligner experience
• ⭐ Implant dentistry or cosmetic dentistry experience
• ⭐ Facial aesthetics interest
• ⭐ Ambition to continue growing within private dentistry

🌟 Why You'll Love This Opportunity

✨ Small NHS commitment with huge private potential
✨ No excessive UDA pressure or unrealistic targets
✨ Consistent stream of new patients
✨ Modern digital practice using SOE
✨ Flexible working pattern with optional extra sessions
✨ Supportive, experienced clinical team
✨ Fantastic opportunity to grow your private portfolio
✨ Long-term career progression within a thriving mixed practice

🚀 Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you're an Associate Dentist looking to transition towards a stronger private focus while maintaining the stability of an established mixed practice, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Apply today for a confidential discussion and discover how this role can help you build a rewarding, long-term career.

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