We’re Hiring a Full-Time/Part-Time Associate Dentist (GDP)

Location: Bodmin

Services: Private and NHS Routine

Golden Hello: £20,000 pro-rata* from the NHS Dental Recruitment Incentive Scheme.

Are you passionate about helping others and making a real difference? Do you want to be part of a team where your work truly impacts your community, the environment, and the future of healthcare? Then Smile Together is the place for you!

Are you looking to live and work in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK? Join our supportive and forward-thinking dental team in Cornwall, delivering high-quality care in Bodmin.

What are we looking for?- We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic General Dental Practitioners to join our well-established mixed practice, offering a blend of routine NHS and private care. We offer flexibility around full-time or part-time hours to suit your lifestyle.

Your patients need you – NHS dentistry needs you.

At Smile Together, we’re not just delivering dentistry we’re tackling Oral health inequality across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. As a certified B Corporation, we reinvest our profits into improving oral health for those who need it most.

We offer a flexible, supportive environment where your clinical skills truly make a difference.

Associate Roles:

• Private income generated = 50%
• Patient plan = 35%
• UDAs = From £14.50 per UDA
• Lab deduction = 50%

What we offer:

• Self-employed contracts with flexible sessions to suit your availability
• Immediate locum opportunities with the potential for long-term roles
• Modern clinics with experienced nurse support and digital systems
• A values-led, organisation driven by community impact
• A values-led, organisation driven by community impact

• Work with paperless systems, digital x-rays, and other digital tools to enhance your clinical practice and deliver exceptional patient care.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Provide high-quality NHS routine dentistry to our patients.
• Provide private dental care
• Carry out comprehensive dental examinations and assessments.
• Develop and discuss personalised treatment plans with patients.
• Deliver preventative, restorative and general dental care.
• Educate and motivate patients to maintain good oral health.
• Manage your own patient list and maintain accurate clinical records.
• Build positive, long-term relationships with patients.
• Ensure all treatment is delivered safely, professionally and in line with current clinical standards and GDC requirements.

Make a difference with us If You:

• Are GDC registered (without conditions) with the right to work in the UK
• Have a current NHS performer number
• Have experience in urgent or unscheduled care or are eager to develop in this area
• Bring a team-oriented, community-focused mindset with a desire to be part of something bigger

Sound Exciting?

Email your CV or expression of interest to joinus@smiletogether.org.uk or call our Recruitment Lead on 07355090789 for a discussion about the role.

Conditions apply.
*Golden Hello payment subject to NHS Dental Incentive Scheme terms and conditions.

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