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Advanced Dental Center
Brooks, Kentucky

Associate Dentist

DentalFull-Time

Listed compensation

$150k-$300k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 51m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Advanced Dental Center is a local, family-based dental group with five established locations in Louisville, KY, with plans for continued growth.

We are currently looking for a full-time Associate Dentist. As a Associate Dentist, you will see a strong mixture of restorative cases working 3 columns, each staffed with an EDDA. As the Associate Dentist, you will have strong assistants, fast room turns, freedom to refer or treat as you see fit.

Our Associate Dentist Tech Stack

Fully digital workflow: intraoral scanners at every chair, CBCT imaging, digital radiography, and Overjet AI for chairside radiographic review and patient education.

  • What ADC brings
  • Competitive daily guarantee plus percentage of collections, paid monthly
  • Medical and vision insurance
  • Free dental care for you, plus a family discount
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • 3 weeks of time off per year
  • Annual CE allowance plus mentorship from our Clinical Director, Dr. Talis
  • Clear growth path within the group as we continue to expand
  • Philanthropy program rooted in the Louisville community

What You Bring

  • Active KY dental license (DDS or DMD)
  • Enrolled with Kentucky Medicaid
  • Active DEA registration
  • Current CPR / BLS certification
  • 1–3 years of clinical experience preferred
  • Comfortable with operative, fixed and removable prosthetics, and basic endodontics
  • Implant placement, ortho, or pediatric experience a plus
  • A warm, patient-first chairside manner

Associate Dentist: What happens next?

If this sounds like the right fit, apply today. Our HR Manager will reach out within one business day to set up an initial phone call.

Welcome to the family.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Dentist will manage a mixture of restorative cases across three clinical columns supported by EDDA assistants. They are responsible for providing high-quality patient care while utilizing advanced digital dental technology.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Restorative dentistryOperative dentistryFixed prostheticsIntraoral scanningClinical dentistry

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 40 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 40% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$225k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $249k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dentist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$150k–$300kDentist median $250k (middle half $200k–$300k)413 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$249k in purchasing powerKentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in Kentucky80 active5,723 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 40% no call · 75% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
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

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 20 employers
8
<$260k
9
$260k-325k
2
$325k-390k
5
$390k-455k
2
$455k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 20 employers
401k / retirement match
64% this job
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
36%
Relocation assistance
23%
Loan repayment
14%

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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 Advanced Dental Center

Dentists
Florence, SC
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Free Dental Care
Family Dental Discount
401(k) Retirement Plan
3 Weeks PTO
Annual CE Allowance
Mentorship

Living in Brooks

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$312k≈ 2.1× annual pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.