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Full-time
2-5

Associate Dentist

2/10/2026

The Associate Dentist will focus on providing exceptional patient care and delivering the best possible dental outcomes. They will work within a well-equipped practice supported by an experienced team.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

501-1,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Good dental care really matters. We provide dental care for 1.5 million patients every year across the UK and Ireland. Today, we support over 370 practices, partner with more than 2,400 clinicians and empower more than 4,500 practice colleagues – to enable better health and happiness across lifetimes. Our practices are integral parts of their local communities, and we support our clinicians and practice teams to deliver the best care possible for their patients, every day. We know that every patient and every community is unique. As a dental group we strive to balance celebrating the individuality of our clinicians and practices, with using the benefits of our scale and commitment to deliver excellent dental care. We’re also part of the wider Portman Healthcare International Group which has a presence in five European countries.
About the Role

Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Associate Dentist to join our team at Hughes & Owen Dental Care in Swadlincote, Burton-on-Trent..

We are a well-established local family practice with a great reputation. With 80 years of supporting our local community. Our surgeries are smart and well equipped and we have an experienced support team who enable our clinicians to focus on patients, dentistry and delivering the best possible outcomes.

We can offer you:

  • A Busy and established practice
  • Start Date: March 2026
  • Days and Hours: Saturday  
  • Experienced clinician required.
  • Excellent earning opportunity.
  • GDC registration required
  • Onsite Parking
  • 5 Surgery practice
  • Amazing earning potential.

What do you get in return?

By joining portman dentex, you’ll be part of a 360+ practice business, which is predominantly focused on private dentistry. This means you get access to our large network of like-minded clinicians, as well as being surrounded by skilled practice teams who’ll partner with you to deliver exceptional patient care.  The support doesn’t end there though, we also offer:

  • Full clinical freedom – meaning you can use your preferred equipment, materials, labs, and referral pathways to deliver the best level of care to your patients. We’ll champion you as a self-employed clinician, and ensure you always retain your unique identity
  • Access to first class marketing, branding, and business support – enabling you to maximise your diary utilisation
  • Mentoring and CPD – we can connect you with clinical mentors to guide and advise you, as well as running regular CPD events with some of our best-in-class dentists and specialists
  • Support from Clinical Leads – we have a team of practising clinicians who split their week between delivering outstanding care to their patients, and acting as a key link between our clinicians and the wider business.

About Us

We are a leading provider of private-focused dental care across the UK/Ireland. Recently, we have merged with Dentex bringing together two of the UK’s leading providers of private-focused dental care with shared values based on community, integrity and dedication to clinical freedom. Both companies celebrate the individuality of our practices and their teams and our shared focus remains on putting people first; this means exceptional care for our patients, industry-leading support for our practices and access to the best professional opportunities. Together we are one of the largest dental group’s in the UK, operating over 350 UK practices, with more than 4,000 members in our community, providing for more than 1.5 million patients annually across the UK, Ireland and Benelux.

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity or to find out about other opportunities , please press apply 

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.

  • Contract Type: Associate / Contractor
  • PortmanDentex Location: Swadlincote - Hughes & Owen
  • Vacancy Type: Dentist
  • Department: Practices - North
  • Key Skills
    DentistryPatient CareClinical FreedomTeam CollaborationMarketingMentoringCPDSupport
    Categories
    HealthcareConsulting
    Benefits
    Onsite ParkingClinical FreedomMarketing SupportMentoringCPD Events
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