Lead Dentist

Talent Focus; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Focus is seeking a Lead Dentist in Melbourne’s South-East to balance hands-on clinical care with strategic leadership. You will guide treatment planning, uphold high clinical standards, and mentor fellow dentists to drive patient outcomes and practice growth.

The role rewards hands-on dentistry and a clear leadership voice within an established community practice, servicing diverse general and cosmetic services.

Qualifications

• AHPRA registration and significant general dentistry experience.
• Experience at senior/lead clinical leadership level.
• Strong diagnostic and treatment planning skills.
• Excellent communication and patient management.
• Interest in mentoring other dentists and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality general and comprehensive dental treatment.
• Take a lead role in clinical standards and treatment planning.
• Mentor and support other dentists within the practice.
• Assist clinicians with complex cases and treatment planning.
• Contribute to clinical governance and maintaining high standards of patient care.
• Help develop the capability and confidence of the wider clinical team.
• Build strong, long-term relationships with patients.
• Work closely with practice leadership on growth and development.
• Identify opportunities to improve clinical processes and patient outcomes.
• Remain hands-on clinically while providing leadership to the team.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Treatment planning

Communication

Mentoring

Leadership

Clinical governance

Education

AHPRA registration

Job description

Lead Dentist | Clinical Leadership | Melbourne South-East

For an experienced Dentist who is ready to have a genuine say in the future of a practice.

This is not an Associate Dentist role with a bigger title.

We are looking for an experienced Dentist to step into a genuine Lead Dentist position within an established practice servicing Melbourne’s South-East corridor.

If you’re currently a Practice Principal, Lead Dentist or Senior Dentist and are looking for an opportunity where your experience, clinical judgement and leadership actually matter, this could be worth a conversation.

The Opportunity

The practice has an established patient base and provides a broad range of general and advanced dental services, including restorative and cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, All-on-X, Invisalign, braces, children’s dentistry and emergency care.

The Lead Dentist will continue to work clinically while taking a genuine leadership role within the practice.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence how the practice operates clinically, support and develop other dentists and contribute to the continued growth of the business.

This is about more than simply producing dentistry.

It’s about becoming a key clinical leader within the practice.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Provide high-quality general and comprehensive dental treatment
• Take a lead role in clinical standards and treatment planning
• Mentor and support other dentists within the practice
• Assist clinicians with complex cases and treatment planning
• Contribute to clinical governance and maintaining high standards of patient care
• Help develop the capability and confidence of the wider clinical team
• Build strong, long-term relationships with patients
• Work closely with practice leadership on growth and development
• Identify opportunities to improve clinical processes and patient outcomes
• Remain hands-on clinically while providing leadership to the team

Who We’re Looking For

We’re particularly interested in speaking with Dentists who have already operated at a senior level.

• A Practice Principal looking for a new challenge
• A Lead Dentist wanting greater influence and autonomy
• A Senior Dentist who is already mentoring and supporting other clinicians
• An experienced Dentist ready to formally step into clinical leadership
• A Dentist who enjoys both clinical dentistry and developing people

You’ll be confident making clinical decisions, comfortable taking responsibility and capable of leading by example. Just as importantly, you’ll enjoy helping other clinicians improve.

Your Experience

• AHPRA registration
• Significant experience in general dentistry
• Previous Lead Dentist, Practice Principal or senior clinical leadership experience
• Strong diagnostic and treatment planning skills
• Confidence managing complex treatment plans
• Excellent communication and patient management skills
• A strong understanding of clinical governance and professional standards
• A genuine interest in mentoring and developing other Dentists

Experience across implants, All-on-X, cosmetic dentistry, Invisalign, orthodontics or advanced restorative dentistry would be highly regarded given the breadth of services available within the practice.

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to step into a role where you can combine:

Clinical dentistry

Continue treating patients and maintaining your clinical skills.

Leadership

Become a senior clinical voice within the practice and support the development of other Dentists.

Influence

Have genuine input into clinical standards, treatment planning, team development and the future direction of the practice.

Growth

Be part of an established practice with an existing patient base and a broad range of services across Melbourne’s South-East corridor.

This role will suit someone who wants more than just a full appointment book.

If you’re already operating at Practice Principal, Lead Dentist or senior clinician level and you’re considering what the next stage of your career looks like, we’d like to have a confidential conversation.