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Ann Arbor Smiles
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Associate Dentist

DentalFull-Time

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Job Description

Location: ANN Arbor, MI

An opportunity to grow your practice, lead, and build toward ownership

We’re looking for an associate who wants more than a traditional associate role. You’ll join a long-running, well-established practice within a growing dental group that remains dentist-owned and dentist-led. We believe dentists should have a meaningful voice in clinical care and the future of the practices they serve.

You’ll have the opportunity to grow your own patient panel, develop your clinical interests, and explore a future that could include clinical leadership and partnership.

We’re looking for someone who values continued learning and is excited about helping shape the future of a growing dental group.

What Makes This Opportunity Different?

  • Leadership opportunities. We’re looking for someone who is excited about the possibility of partnership and wants to help build something for the long term. As we grow, there may be opportunities to lead an existing location, help establish a new practice, or pursue ownership opportunities.
  • Technology-forward dentistry. If you enjoy incorporating technology into your workflow and exploring ways to improve patient care, efficiency, and the overall patient experience, you’ll feel at home here.
  • Flexibility to get started. Our preference is for a full-time associate, but we’re open to starting part-time and building days as needed, with the goal of transitioning to full-time.
  • Opportunities across multiple locations. Depending on your interests and the needs of our growing group, there may be opportunities to expand your clinical footprint and practice at more than one location.
  • Invest in the kind of dentist you want to become. We want to help you develop your strengths and build your clinical niche. With a continuing education allowance, mentorship from our seasoned dentists, and a culture that supports continued learning, you’ll have opportunities to grow your clinical expertise and bring new skills and services to your patients.

Who We’RE Looking For

  • A dentist with at least 3-5 years of clinical experience.
  • Someone who is interested in leadership and approaches patient care with an ownership mentality.
  • Someone able to step into an existing patient base, while growing the panel through excellent treatment planning, case acceptance and lasting patient relationships.

If you’re looking for a place where you can grow clinically, build a loyal patient base, and explore what the future of practice ownership could look like, we’d love to talk.

Key Responsibilities

The associate dentist will manage an existing patient panel while growing it through effective treatment planning and case acceptance. They will also participate in clinical leadership and contribute to the long-term growth and potential ownership of the dental practice.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3-5 years of clinical experience and a strong interest in leadership. The role requires an ownership mentality and the ability to build lasting patient relationships.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical dentistryPatient relationship managementPractice management

Dentistry Career Context

Of the 50 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dentist Jobs

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Salary Distribution28 jobs

11
<$290k
10
$290k-345k
3
$390k
2
$400k-455k
2
$455k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
68%
CME allowance
52% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
Relocation assistance
24%
Loan repayment
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Dentist listings

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

Living in Ann Arbor

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$477k
Typical market rent
$2,086/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Ann Arbor, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Ann Arbor Smiles

Medical Practices
Ann Arbor, Michigan
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Continuing Education Allowance
Mentorship
Leadership Opportunities
Partnership Track