Associate Dentist for Innovative Clinic in Ames, Iowa

Associate Dentist for Innovative Clinic in Ames, Iowa

ForceSource is a talent acquisition company partnering with dental clinics to help them find qualified candidates for their open positions.

Position: Associate Dentist

Hours/Week: 32-36 patient-facing clinical hours per week in 4 days.

Compensation: Base salary will be offered/set based on experience, procedures and typical monthly production data. Monthly incentives also offered based on production.

Preferred start date: May 1, 2026

Reasons to Work at This Innovative Clinic:

Steady Stream of New Patients. The practice invests $180,000 per year toward marketing our providers, clinic, and the full array of services. This translates to a steady stream of new patients for our doctors to build relationships and more direct referrals over time.

Mentorship and Collaboration with Other Doctors. We believe learning never stops and our doctors will have the opportunity to receive ongoing mentorship with our highly renowned owner as well as collaborate with other doctors. Our lead dentist holds regular check-in meetings with doctors to discuss cases, coaching and progress. These discussions include all aspects of dentistry or personal advice and development needs: treatment planning/case presentation, personal/professional development, and personal debt-reduction strategies.

State-of-the-art Clinic. We have invested in the latest technology and partnered with some of the best companies in the industry that will:

• Make the doctors' clinical days more efficient; this means you can produce more in less time.
• Save the doctors' bodies and reduce burnout by having equipment ergonomically placed.
• Make patient results more predictable and doctors will have even more transparent communication with patients; patients will trust you more and accept more treatment.
• Doctors have access to the latest software to assess case presentation, ai assisted diagnoses, reviews of their own statistics with guidance from other doctors on how to continually improve.
• Our patient experience will be even better than it is today; your patients will keep coming back and refer their friends and family.

Today's Technology. In-house mill, Cone beam scanner, 3 iTero scanners, ai software to aid in diagnosis and treatment acceptance, intraoral cameras in all treatment rooms, a fully digital office and electric handpieces. Our doctors enjoy a private doctors' lounge, a large breakroom, and designated workstations near patient treatment rooms to view x-rays, charts and add notes.

Ongoing Coaching. Our clinic partners with industry leaders for ongoing training, goal-setting and annual planning. Our doctors have access to training materials and onsite training through our coaching agreements.

No stressing about staffing, HR, marketing, or practice management. The practice has established team leaders for departments. These leaders work with clinic leadership to keep team members and their departments on track personally and professionally. They are financially incented to help you earn more by keeping our office on track with goals, keeping the schedule full and scheduling most efficiently.

Culture. We have action plans in place to motivate our team members and ensure they feel valued. We have a clear vision statement, mission statement and core values to help the team know there is a direction and purpose that goes beyond doing dentistry. This collective vision and set of core values creates a vibrant, positive culture of lifelong learners, engaged, hard-working and fun team members. Our five core values: 1) Integrity 2) Positivity 3) Generosity 4) Collaboration 5) Growth.

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance. Our health insurance policy is through

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. The premium is deducted pre-tax from team members' paychecks. Our office has a dedicated representative to provide competitive, personal rates.

Principal 401k Retirement Plan. The clinic offers a 401k retirement plan through Principal Financial Group. Full time team members are eligible after one year of employment, at the first available enrollment period (January or July).

Malpractice/ Liability Insurance Coverage. The practice pays for $1,000,000 / $2,000,000 aggregate professional liability insurance coverage for doctors' general dentistry services. Any additional coverage required for more specialized treatments in the future would be covered by associate dentist.

Practice Pays Lab Bills. The practice pays for work done with already established labs. Exceptions would be for lab remakes, complex implant cases, or Invisalign lab expenses.

CE Stipend of $2,000 per year - CE may require time away from the office and the priority is to maintain the patient hours needed to be available for patient care.

$2000 FAGD Bonus. Earn a $2,000 bonus upon achieving Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD).

FREE $10,000 Life Insurance. The clinic pays for all full-time team members to have $10,000 in life insurance.

FLEX Medical/Childcare Cafeteria Plan. The clinic provides pre-tax payroll deductions for planned medical, prescription and childcare needs up to federal limits.

FREE Gym Membership. Our clinic provides a free gym membership to Ames Fitness Center's 3 locations for all full-time team members. Spouse membership may be added by you for a nominal fee. Value $1,197 per year. $249 initiation and $79 monthly.

Free Dental Services. After 60 days free dental services for your immediate family up to $2,000 per individual per year, as well as discounted dental care for your extended family. Lab bills for family members are passed on to the team member at cost.