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Morton Dental Group
Madison, Alabama

Dentist - Madison/Huntsville, AL

DentistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Job Description

What Makes This Opportunity Different

  • Morton Dental Group provides a structured environment in which dentists can continue developing clinically, professionally, and as leaders. Our doctors receive:
  • A four-day clinical workweek
  • Direct clinical mentorship and case consultation
  • Company-supported continuing education
  • Leadership and business education
  • Doctor roundtables and peer learning
  • Clear expectations and visible performance measures
  • Opportunities to expand clinical capabilities and responsibilities
  • A defined pathway toward advanced leadership and potential future partnership consideration

We believe strong practice performance follows excellent patient care, comprehensive diagnosis, clear communication, clinical quality, and a team that works well together.

What You Will Do

  • Provide comprehensive general dentistry within your training, demonstrated competency, and clinical privileges
  • Conduct new-patient, hygiene, emergency, restorative, surgical, cosmetic, and other appropriate examinations
  • Develop ethical and comprehensive treatment plans based on each patient’s health, goals, risks, and priorities
  • Clearly explain diagnoses, treatment options, risks, benefits, sequencing, and alternatives
  • Deliver high-quality clinical care while maintaining patient safety and informed choice
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation
  • Collaborate with dental assistants, hygienists, treatment coordinators, front-office team members, and the Office Manager
  • Participate in daily huddles and help establish a calm, prepared, and respectful clinical environment
  • Seek consultation when appropriate and practice within demonstrated competency
  • Participate fully in the Doctor Academy, clinical mentorship, case reviews, continuing education, and leadership development
  • Use clinical and practice performance measures to identify opportunities for continued improvement
  • Support strong patient relationships, treatment completion, preventive care, and continuity of care

Who We Are Looking For

The right dentist will bring strong clinical judgment, integrity, humility, and a genuine desire to grow. Our most successful doctors:

  • Put the patient’s health, dignity, safety, and trust first
  • Communicate recommendations with confidence and compassion
  • Welcome feedback and apply it without defensiveness
  • Recognize their limitations and seek support early
  • Take ownership of their decisions, documentation, communication, and outcomes
  • Remain steady and solution-focused under pressure
  • Treat team members as skilled and valued partners
  • Want to understand the clinical, operational, and business sides of dentistry
  • Demonstrate ambition through learning, contribution, and mastery

Align with Morton Dental Group’s values of Patient-Centered Experience, Accountability and Integrity, Adaptability and Innovation, Respect, Clinical Excellence, and Grit

Qualifications

  • Required
  • Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from an accredited dental school
  • Active, unrestricted Alabama dental license or eligibility to obtain licensure before practicing
  • Current BLS or CPR certification
  • DEA registration and controlled-substance credentials when required for assigned duties
  • Ability to satisfy credentialing, professional liability, background, payer, and compliance requirements
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Commitment to ethical, patient-centered dental care
  • Willingness to participate in required mentorship, continuing education, leadership development, and performance reviews

Preferred

General dentistry experience gained through clinical practice, residency, advanced education, externships, or strong clinical rotations

Experience with comprehensive diagnosis, restorative dentistry, endodontics, oral surgery, prosthodontics, clear aligners, implants, or other general dentistry services

Experience with digital dentistry, intraoral scanning, clinical photography, and dental practice-management technology

Demonstrated interest in clinical mentorship, leadership development, business education, or long-term organizational growth

About Morton Dental Group

Morton Dental Group is a doctor-led dental organization serving communities throughout Middle Tennessee and North Alabama. We are committed to delivering an exceptional patient experience while creating an environment where talented dental professionals can grow, lead, and build sustainable careers.

Our doctors are supported through structured onboarding, clinical mentorship, leadership education, continuing education, peer collaboration, and clearly defined development pathways. As a doctor demonstrates sustained clinical capability, leadership, professionalism, and business understanding, opportunities may include advanced clinical development, mentoring, teaching, organizational leadership, and potential future partnership consideration.

If you are looking for a four-day clinical schedule, meaningful mentorship, a strong team environment, and an opportunity to grow beyond day-to-day dentistry, we would like to meet you.

Apply today to learn more about joining Morton Dental Group in Madison, Alabama.

Morton Dental Group is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive general dentistry services including examinations, restorative procedures, and surgical treatments while maintaining accurate clinical documentation. Collaborate with the dental team to ensure high-quality patient care and participate in ongoing professional development and mentorship programs.

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient communicationSurgical dentistryCosmetic dentistry

General Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedDentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)412 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Alabama45 active5,775 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Dentist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 20 employers
6
<$260k
2
$260k
10
$290k-320k
1
$340k
5
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 20 employers
401k / retirement match
68%
CME allowance
64% this job
Sign-on bonus
27%
Visa sponsorship
14%
Loan repayment
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Dentist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Morton Dental Group

Medical Practices
Brentwood, Tennessee
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Four-day clinical workweek
Direct clinical mentorship and case consultation
Company-supported continuing education
Leadership and business education
Doctor roundtables and peer learning
Pathway toward advanced leadership and potential future partnership consideration

Living in Madison

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$307k
Typical market rent
$1,411/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Huntsville, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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