New Graduate Dentist | Structured Mentorship & Full Scope Development

Berwick Dental Studio; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Lounge in Melbourne is seeking a New Graduate Dentist to join a structured mentorship program that develops a dentist’s full scope. You will learn through hands-on experience and guided supervision, building confidence and clinical foundations from day one.

Our approach emphasizes questions, feedback, and active participation in patient care, with progression beyond initial training as you gain proficiency and independence.

Qualifications

• Graduate dentist focused on patient care and continuous learning.
• Receives feedback well and is willing to invest time in development.

Responsibilities

• Provide general dental services within full scope under mentorship.
• Engage in case discussions and team training as part of structured development.

Skills

Patient care

Willingness to learn

Ask questions

Feedback-oriented

Education

Dentistry degree (Graduate)

Job description

New Graduate Dentist | Structured Mentorship & Full Scope Development

New Graduate Dentist | Structured Mentorship & Full Scope Development

Build your foundations. Develop your skills. Put them into practice.

Your first job should give you experienced people to learn from and opportunities to become the dentist you want to be.

At Smile Lounge, we’ve helped many new graduate dentists and OHTs develop into clinicians practising their full scope over the years. We’ve built our training program around that experience.

Our approach is straightforward: when you’re trained, or learning through our training program with appropriate support and supervision, we give you opportunities to use those skills.

What your development can look like

• First 0–6 months: Build experience across the full scope of general dentistry and begin learning and providing clear aligner treatment through our training program.

• Months 6–12: Improve your proficiency, clinical judgement and treatment planning, while progressing to more advanced work.

• Years 1–3: Develop further into areas such as braces, implants and cosmetic dentistry, including bonding and veneers.

Progression is based on your training, readiness and each patient’s needs. We want you to move forward with confidence and sound clinical foundations.

The support behind the opportunities

You’ll have structured mentorship from our clinician-owners, case discussions, regular team training and monthly study clubs. You’ll work alongside experienced clinicians and a support team who understand that learning takes questions, practice and feedback.

Our private, full-fee practice has CEREC Primescan and Primemill, iTero, rotary endodontics, digital photography and more. You’ll learn how to use these tools as part of thoughtful patient care.

We care about how patients feel and how our team works together. Clear explanations, respectful communication and helping each other are part of the job.

Meet the team and see the practice on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/thesmilelounge?rpxt=ajA5eHB4dGR0OTVr

Who we’re looking for

A graduate who cares about patients, wants to learn and follows through.

You ask questions, take feedback on board and are willing to invest time in your development. You’re looking for a team where you can contribute, feel supported and build a career.

The details

• Location: Melbourne

• Start: December 2026. An earlier start may be possible depending on your availability and our onboarding capacity.

• Required availability: Mondays, Fridays and Saturday mornings.

• Evening requirement: One evening per week until 7:30 pm.

• Remuneration: Discussed during the interview.

• Languages: Mandarin and/or Cantonese would be a welcome bonus for connecting with some of our patients, but are not essential.