Lead Orthodontist - Greater Nashville Area, TN

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Job Description

Barbieri Orthodontics is seeking a highly skilled and motivated fulltime (4 days/wk) experienced, lead orthodontist to add to their thriving practices in two convenient locations in Smyrna and Brentwood, TN.

We are 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 while seeking to grow into a lead position.

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.

Overview

By joining Barbieri Orthodontics in TN, 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
  • 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. Seeking previous orthodontic experience with a growth/leadership mindset
  • 2. Full-time opportunity (4 days per week) with occasional Saturdays - must be flexible
  • 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 Tennessee

Key Responsibilities

The lead orthodontist will provide high-quality orthodontic care across two practice locations while driving growth and operational success. The role involves managing patient treatment plans and leading the clinical team to maintain the highest standards of care.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical dentistryPatient careStrategic growthCommunicationTeam managementTreatment planning

Orthodontics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Orthodontist - Greater Nashville Area, TN at Southern Orthodontic Partners a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dentist — ranked against 3,154 active Dentist listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Dentist listings

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

  • Includes weekends

Living in Smyrna

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$377k
Typical market rent
$1,699/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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
Relocation assistance
Sign-on and/or retention bonus
Medical, dental, vision, life, long & short-term disability
401(k)
Malpractice insurance
People First Culture