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Smile Brands
Fresno, California

Orthodontist

Dental Top 10% in Orthodontics (Dental)No callPart-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

Orthodontist - Fresno, CA | Built-In Referral Base | Mondays Preferred

At Bright Now! Dental, you’ll step into a high-producing, fully supported environment designed for specialists to thrive.

Enjoy the best of both worlds—the autonomy and feel of private practice, backed by a powerful referral network and operational support that keeps your schedule full and your focus where it belongs: patient care.

We’re seeking a high-caliber part-time Orthodontist who is driven by clinical excellence and patient outcomes. This opportunity offers consistent patient flow from an established referral base, flexible scheduling, and full clinical autonomy—so you can focus on dentistry, not the day-to-day management of a practice

Active Military, Veteran's and spouses are welcomed!!

Schedule (days/hours)

Mondays/8AM-5PM

Responsibilities

Bright Now! Dental a Smile Brands affiliated practice, is committed to providing full-service dentistry at each of our high-volume practices.

Benefits Include

  • Well established referral network
  • Compensation includes a daily guarantee w/competitive start bonus
  • Part-time 4 days a month preferably Mondays (one location)
  • Robust, fully-funded CE program

Qualifications

As a Bright Now! Dental Orthodontist, you will enjoy full clinical autonomy over your patients and their orthodontic needs without the worry of managing day-to-day operations of a practice.

Clinical Requirements

  • Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) required
  • Orthodontic Specialty Certificate

Compensation

Compensation is based on a daily guarantee and start bonuses

About Us

Benefits are determined by employment status/hours worked and include time off options, health, dental, vision, health savings account, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, employee discount programs, pet insurance, and a 401k plan. You'll also enjoy complimentary CEs and access to other internal training opportunities to support your growth.

Smile Brands supports over 650 affiliated dental practices across 28 states all focused on a single mission of delivering Smiles For Everyone!® Smiles for patients, providers, employees, and community partners. Everyone. Our growing portfolio of affiliated dental brands and practice models range from large regional brands to uniquely branded local practices. This role is associated with the affiliated dental office listed at the top of the job posting on our career site.

Smile Brands Inc. and all Affiliates are Equal Opportunity Employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), protected hair style and texture (The CROWN Act), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@smilebrands.com

Veteran Careers: If you are active duty and seeking off-duty employment or a separated/retired military specialist looking to join a new team, we welcome a conversation. Thank you for your service.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

OrthodonticsTreatment planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Orthodontist at Smile Brands a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Orthodontics (Dental) — ranked against 84 active Orthodontics (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Orthodontics Career Context

Of the 33 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% have no call, 6% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Orthodontics (Dental)

  • No call

Living in Fresno

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$380k
Typical market rent
$1,941/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.2
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Fresno, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Well established referral network
Compensation includes a daily guarantee w/competitive start bonus
Robust, fully-funded CE program
Time off options
Health, dental, vision
Health savings account
Telemedicine
Flexible spending accounts