Associate Dentist

  • Job Reference: AB221
  • Date Posted: 24 August 2026
  • Recruiter: Flourish Medical
  • Location: Nottinghamshire, England
  • Salary: £60,000 to £100,000
  • Sector: Dentistry > Dentist
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Contact: Alison Tully
  • Email: amyjo.bullock@flourishmedical.co.uk
  • Telephone: .

Job Description

Associate Dentist

We are recruiting for an Associate Dentist to join an established mixed dental practice in an affluent Nottinghamshire area. This permanent opportunity is available for 2–3 days per week with flexibility around working days, ideally including Wednesday and Friday. With approximately 80% private and 20% NHS dentistry, there is excellent scope to develop private treatments and your own clinical interests.

Please note: We are unable to accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship. UK-based experience is essential for this role.

Working with Flourish Medical as an Associate Dentist offers you:

  • Permanent position for 2–3 days per week
  • Flexible working days with Wednesday and Friday preferred
  • Negotiable UDA rate
  • Up to 50% private split
  • Approximately 80% private and 20% NHS patient mix
  • CBCT scanner and three intraoral scanners
  • Chairside 3D printing facilities
  • Patient finance and practice plan options
  • An established nursing team providing chairside support
  • Visiting specialist Endodontists and an Implantologist
  • Opportunity to provide treatments such as single implants where appropriately experienced, with more complex cases referred internally to visiting specialists

Required Skills & Experience for this Associate Dentist:

  • GDC registration
  • Appropriate dental qualifications
  • Performer Number for NHS dentistry
  • Previous UK dental practice experience
  • Confidence providing both NHS and private dentistry
  • Strong communication and patient-care skills
  • Additional clinical interests and experience welcomed

Suitable for Associate Dentist, General Dentist and/or Mixed Dentist

As an Associate Dentist, your responsibilities may include:

  • Providing high-quality NHS and private dental treatments
  • Building relationships with an established patient base
  • Creating tailored treatment plans and discussing private treatment options
  • Providing additional treatments within your clinical competency, including single implants where appropriately experienced
  • Identifying more complex cases and referring internally to visiting specialist clinicians where appropriate
  • Working collaboratively with the established nursing team and wider clinical team

The practice is based in an affluent area of Nottinghamshire and offers a modern clinical environment with significant private potential. The Dentist will have access to advanced digital equipment and an established nursing team, alongside visiting specialist Endodontists and an Implantologist for more complex cases.

If you are an Associate Dentist looking for a predominantly private role where you can develop your clinical interests while having specialist support available when needed, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and a member of the Flourish Medical team will be in touch for a confidential discussion.

The legal bit

Flourish Medical is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and expects every candidate to share this commitment. All candidates are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check. Flourish Medical is acting as an employment business for temporary roles and an employment agency for permanent roles.