Associate Dentist

Woodleigh Waters Dental Surgery; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodleigh Waters Dental Surgery in Berwick, VIC, seeks an experienced dentist to join a stable, owner-led practice. You will provide high-quality general and restorative care to an established patient base, alongside the principal dentist.

Role offers part-time or full-time flexibility with a focus on ethical dentistry, work-life balance, and opportunities in implants and endodontics as part of a growing clinical mix.

Qualifications

• Holds current AHPRA registration with a minimum of 3 years' clinical experience.
• Delivers excellent clinical care and maintains high professional standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with patients and colleagues.
• Confident performing extractions, endodontics and complex restorations.
• Experience in implants, orthodontics or other complex treatments is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent clinical care including simple and complex restorations, crown preparations, endodontic treatment and extractions.
• Diagnose and treatment plan for general and emergency dental patients.
• Educate patients to help them understand and value their treatment.
• Build long-term relationships with patients and support recall systems.
• Improve case acceptance while maintaining patient-centered approach.
• Contribute to practice development and direction.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient care

Clinical judgement

Education

AHPRA registration

3+ years clinical experience

Job description

Woodleigh Waters Dental Surgery – Berwick VIC

A stable, long-term clinical role in a supportive, owner-led dental practice

Not every dentist wants to chase numbers in a high-pressure, high-turnover clinic.

If you'd rather do excellent clinical work, build real relationships with your patients and be part of a practice that treats patients like family, this could be a great fit.

Woodleigh Waters Dental is looking for an experienced Dentist to work alongside our principal dentist, Dr Alex, providing high-quality general and restorative care to a loyal, established patient base.

Why This Role Is Different

Supportive, Owner-Led Practice

You will work directly with the practice owner in a close-knit team where communication is straightforward, your clinical judgement is trusted and there are no layers of corporate management. We take pride in practising ethical dentistry.

Genuine Work-Life Balance

This role is built around sustainable working hours, so you can do your best clinical work without sacrificing your own life outside the practice.

Position can be structured as part-time or full-time for the right person

Reasonable, family-friendly practice hours

Remuneration based on experience

Opportunity for Complex, High-Value Dentistry

With an established patient base and scope to grow your book, there is genuine opportunity for a dentist with experience in implants, endodontics and more complex treatments to develop a strong clinical mix and earning potential, while maintaining a patient-first approach.

Support, Autonomy & Professional Growth

We want a dentist who can settle in, build strong patient relationships and grow with the right people, systems and technology. You will have clear expectations, regular case discussions, communication coaching and guidance, feedback and support for your ongoing professional development.

About the Role

Working closely with the owner, your responsibilities will include:

Providing excellent clinical care including simple and complex restorations, crown preparations, endodontic treatment and extractions

Diagnosing and treatment planning for general and emergency dental patients

Educating and reassuring patients so they understand and value their treatment, not just receive it

Building long-term relationships with patients and supporting our recall and reactivation systems

Improving case acceptance without becoming sales-focused

Building sustainable production through excellent patient care and treatment acceptance

Playing an active part in the ongoing development and direction of the practice

About You

You are likely someone who:

Holds current AHPRA registration with a minimum of 3 years' clinical experience

Delivers excellent clinical care and holds yourself to a high standard

Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills with patients and colleagues

Is confident performing extractions, endodontics and complex restorations

Has experience in implants, orthodontics or other complex treatments, which would be highly regarded, with opportunities to further develop these areas within the practice

Genuinely cares about patients and takes the time to connect with them

Wants to contribute ideas and energy to the overall growth of the practice

Is looking for flexibility, sustainable hours and a supportive team

Is open to continuous improvement

About Woodleigh Waters Dental

Woodleigh Waters Dental is an established local practice caring for patients across Berwick and Melbourne's south-east for more than 12 years, with a loyal patient base and good systems in place.

The practice is led by Dr Rijitha Alex, who has a gentle, thoughtful approach to patient care and a strong belief in listening, educating and building long-term trust.

We want patients to feel known, not processed.

We bring the same philosophy to our team. This is a small, owner-led practice where communication matters and good work is appreciated. As the practice grows, the right person will have the opportunity to become an important part of that growth and its future direction.

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