Associate Orthodontist - Olathe / Overland Park, KS

DentalNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Description

Dr Jay Oltjen of Oltjen Orthodontics is seeking a highly skilled and motivated fulltime associate orthodontist to add to their thriving practices with two convenient locations in Overland Park and Olathe, KS.

Seeking a candidate who is proficient in orthodontics, assertive, competitive, and an achievement-oriented leader. This role is for a candidate who is passionate about helping these successful practices grow to new heights in a busy environment.

If you're someone who is driven, can be flexible to providing access of care to patients and wants to make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

By joining Oltjen Orthodontics in Kansas, you not only have the opportunity to bring your experience to a vibrant city that needs your skills, but you will also reap the benefits of working within the Southern Orthodontic Partners network.

In addition, this opportunity offers an established patient base, and we provide excellent support so that you can focus on what you love and leave the administration to us, allowing you to focus on providing quality care and growing your career.

We are committed to creating a culture that values family, diversity, innovation, and quality, all while setting the highest standard of care throughout the lifetime of our patients.

Requirements

Our Orthodontists Enjoy

· Generous compensation package: competitive per diem rate with production bonus program

· Investment opportunity yielding a long-term wealth building vehicle

· Residency stipend (if applicable)

· Relocation assistance (if applicable)

· Attractive sign-on and/or retention bonus

· Comprehensive benefits package which includes: medical, dental, vision, life, long & short-term disability and 401(k)

· Malpractice insurance

· A People First Culture

· And many more rewards and perks

Qualifications

  • 1. Open to all experience with a growth/leadership mindset
  • 2. Full-time opportunity (4 days per week) with flexibility for Fridays & Saturdays
  • 3. DDS/DMD from an accredited dental education program
  • 4. Certificate of completion of residency from an accredited postgraduate Orthodontic program
  • 5. Current, valid license to practice dentistry in state of Kansas

Key Responsibilities

The associate orthodontist will provide high-quality orthodontic care to patients across two practice locations. They will also contribute to the growth and success of the practice while maintaining the highest standards of patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical dentistryCommunicationGrowth mindsetTeam collaboration

Orthodontics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Orthodontics (Dental) listings

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  • No weekends

Living in Olathe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$359k
Typical market rent
$1,810/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Southern Orthodontic Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Nashville, Tennessee
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive per diem rate with production bonus
Investment opportunity
Residency stipend
Relocation assistance
Attractive sign-on and/or retention bonus
Medical, dental, vision, life, long & short-term disability insurance
401(k)
Malpractice insurance