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Experienced Associate Dentist ? Leadership Role Ownership Potential

Wave Dental Professionals
Atlanta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/13/2026
Full-time Description

Associate / Lead Dentist Opportunity

High Earning Potential | Partnership Path | 3?4 Days/Week

Buckhead Smile Center ? Atlanta, GA

Buckhead Smile Center, a premier and modern dental practice in Atlanta?s Buckhead area, is seeking a highly motivated Associate Dentist ready to step into a Lead Dentist role with a clear path to partnership. This opportunity is ideal for a dentist with 3?5 years of experience who is hungry for growth, confident in comprehensive care, and eager to take ownership of their career in a high-performing practice.

Position Overview

  • Associate Dentist with Lead Dentist responsibilities
  • 3?4 days per week
  • W-2 or 1099 options available
  • Full benefits offered
  • Long-term role with ownership and growth potential

Compensation & Benefits

  • Top-of-the-line, competitive compensation
  • High earning potential
  • Clear partnership path for the right candidate
  • Full benefits package (details provided during interview)

Practice Highlights

  • Modern, fully digital practice
  • CBCT
  • iTero scanner
  • Open Dental
  • Steady flow of patients
  • High-end, established patient base
  • Strong, experienced clinical and administrative team

Clinical Expectations

The Ideal Candidate Is Comfortable With

  • Comprehensive general dentistry
  • Oral surgery
  • Implants
  • Clear aligner therapy
  • Confident treatment planning and case presentation

Leadership & Candidate Profile

  • 3?5 years of clinical experience required
  • Strong leadership and team motivation skills
  • Entrepreneurial, growth-minded mentality
  • Patient-focused with high clinical standards
  • Ready to take the reins and build a long-term future

Why Buckhead Smile Center?

This is more than an associate role?it?s an opportunity to lead, earn, and grow into ownership in a high-performing, desirable Atlanta market. If you?re motivated, confident, and ready for your next career move, we want to meet you.

Apply today to explore a leadership-driven associate role with partnership potential.

Requirements

Education and Training

  • Doctor of Dental Surgery or Dental Medicine.
  • State license and malpractice insurance.
  • Additional experience, certifications, or licensing may be required.
  • Strong computer skills and experience with healthcare databases and applications.
  • Willingness to comply with all local, state, and federal laws regarding dental and health care.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to keep detailed records.
  • Comprehensive and current knowledge of dental procedures, tools, and diagnostics.
  • Patience when dealing with patients and staff.
  • Ability to communicate with patients regarding their health and care.
  • Great problem solving

FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt

Reports to: Operations Manager

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