Associate Dentist
Listed compensation
$800/day
The week · per this posting · Monday – Wednesday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and weekend coverage.
Job Description
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Employee discounts
- Opportunity for advancement
Training & Development
Associate Dentist, Partnership Track — 96th Street Family Dentistry, Fishers, IN │ 30–35% of Collections │ 4 Days, Fridays Off Most associate jobs offer a percentage. This one offers a path to ownership.
Rusch Dental Group has grown for 26 years, one practice at a time: Parkview Family Dentistry (New Castle), Hagerstown Family Dentistry, 96th Street Family Dentistry (Fishers), and Richmond Dental Care. Dr. Katie Petry-Rich, hired in Hagerstown in 2009, is still with the group today. The path is clear: Dentist → Clinical Leader → Equity Partner.
Your training starts right away. As soon as you sign, you’ll start joyFULL Growth’s Dental Associate Growth case acceptance program: 30 days of learning, then 12 months to implement. Your team is trained on it too, along with coaching through Tower Leadership, Paragon, and RIPE Global. And Dr. Rusch, a Pankey-trained founder, mentors you directly on his admin day.
Pay: 30% of collections to $600K, 32% to $900K, 34% to $1.2M, 35% above. Collect $900K, earn about $276K.
Production: Historically $50–60K/month in this role, with $80K+ already achieved Guarantee: $800/day for your first 6 months Schedule: Mon–Wed 7:30–4:30, Thu 7:30–2:30. Fridays off.
Clinical: Implants, extractions, endo, cosmetic, sedation; CBCT, scanners, WaveOne, lasers, grafting CE: $3,500 a year, plus support for advanced training like Pankey Covered: Malpractice, ADA/IDA dues, scrubs; 401(k) after 1 year Location: Fishers, one of Indiana’s fastest-growing communities, minutes from Indianapolis You’re a fit if you’re a self-starter and a leader, you do a broad mix of procedures well, and your patients say yes to treatment.
Participation in practice coaching is expected. You’re not a fit if you want production handed to you or prefer the status quo.
Send your resume, or a quick note about where you want to be in three years, to Abagail at abby@ruschdentalgroup.com. You’ll hear back within 48 hours.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive dental care including implants, extractions, and cosmetic procedures while participating in practice coaching. Actively work toward clinical leadership and equity partnership within the dental group.
Requirements
Candidates must be self-starters with strong leadership skills and the ability to perform a broad mix of dental procedures. A commitment to professional development and participation in practice coaching programs is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Dentistry Career Context
Of the 48 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 77% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$242k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $259k in an average-cost state. 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.9 / 10 · above average in dentist | ranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $208k–$276k | Dentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)390 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$259k in purchasing power | Indiana index 93.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Dentist listings in Indiana | 90 active | 5,724 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% no call · 77% no weekends48 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Dentistry listings | 209 in the last 30 days | 222 the 30 days before (−6%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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