Future Associates

Specialized Dental Partners supports dental specialists at every career stage.

Imagine More
For your Future

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A Better Future.

Specialized Dental Partners recognizes the magnitude of mentorship and learning from those who have been there and done that.

Our Pathway to Partnership™ model makes it possible to provide the utmost care while securing your financial future. Collaboration with growth-minded peers and 1:1 mentorships challenge you to push past your comfort zone and accomplish your goals. Most importantly, our integrated care treatment model puts patients first.

With over 250+ top-tier practices from coast to coast, your career can follow wherever life takes you.

Your Career Journey
With You Every Step of the Way
Pre-Doc

As you consider residency programs, we can help you make a good decision by connecting you with alumni from schools across the country.

  • Shadowing: Request job shadowing so you can observe and learn from Specialized Dental Partners doctors in their practices.
  • Career Counseling: Get 1:1 help choosing the right path for your future, whether it's with a Specialized Dental Partners practice or not.
  • The Specialized Podcast: Listen to THE show for specialists looking to gain insights, education and inspiration from their peers.

Not sure where to start?

Pre-Doc
Specialist Residency

Specialized Dental Partners doctors love working with residents - you've likely already met one of them on your campus!

  • Host a Doctor at your school: They can tailor their presentations to both clinical and business topics.
  • Shadowing: Request job shadowing so you can observe doctors in their practices
  • Career Counseling: Get 1:1 help choosing the right path for your future, whether it's at a Specialized Dental practice or not.
  • The Specialized Podcast: Subscribe to THE show for specialists looking to gain insights, education and inspiration from their peers.

Interested?

Specialist Residency
Graduation

Let's find your dream job!

Joining a practice is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. We are here to ensure Specialized Dental Partners is the right choice for you.

  • Participate in in-person, family-inclusive interviews - we want Specialized Dental Partners to to be a good fit for everyone in your home
  • Relocation support packages
  • Strong compensation packages
  • Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K
  • Pathway to Partnership™ opportunities

Want to learn more about opportunities with us?

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Working as an Associate

Working in a Specialized Dental Partners practice means you not only have the support of your immediate team, you can also pull from over 200 specialists around the country and count on guidance from our business experts.

We promise you will have

  • Clinical autonomy
  • Access to state of the art technology
  • Good hours and healthy environment
  • Mentorship and leadership development in preparation for partnership

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Associate

Your Future. Your Way.

Start your career the way you want

Join a Specialized Dental Practice

Join a Team

We have top-tier practices in great locations actively searching for specialists like you. Our Associates reap many of the same benefits afforded to our Partners, and our Pathway to Partnership™ program will be with you every step of the way to deliver the future of your design. To inquire about current opportunities, visit our careers page.

Build

Explore Building Your Own Practice*

Have an idea for new practice in an untapped location? Talk to us and we can mentor you through the process and if you like, partner to build the practice of your dreams with no additional debt. Want to brainstorm?

*Build out opportunities must be a fit for Specialized Dental Partners. Mentorship is always available.
Pathway to Partnership

Pathway to Partnership™

We can show you what it takes to become a Specialized Dental Partner and connect you with clinicians who already made the leap. To learn more,

Specialized Dental Partners Has Your Back

Better patient care starts with better support for our doctors.

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FAQ

We know you have questions. Here are a few others have asked - if yours isn't listed, contact us today.

Is my contract with Specialized Dental or with the practice?

All contracts are executed at the practice level. You will work for a private practice with the support of the entire Specialized Dental Partners community. It’s a win-win!

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Have additional questions or want to talk about what’s possible?

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