Associate Dentist - Maternity Cover

Newport - Malpas Dental Care; Newport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PortmanDentex in Newport, Wales, is seeking an Associate Dentist for a 12-month maternity cover. The role offers a supportive, collaborative team and aims to deliver high-quality patient care to NHS and private patients.

Working days are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, starting December 2026 at Malpas Dental Care, a 6-surgery practice with a long-standing support team. You’ll join a large network of clinicians and benefit from clinical freedom, mentoring, CPD events, marketing support, and

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an Associate Dentist to join our supportive dental practice in Newport, Wales for a 12 month Maternity Cover. This is an excellent opportunity to deliver high-quality patient care within a collaborative team environment that values innovation, professional development, and clinical excellence.

Malpas Dental Care provides an exceptional range of top quality dentistry and patient care for our NHS and private patients.

More about the practice and role:

• Working: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
• Timeline: Starting December 2026
• Mixed role: private and NHS
• 6 surgery practice
• Long standing support team of nurses, receptionists and Practice Manager
• Excellent clinical team offering implants, cosmetics, perio and more
• Plenty of local free street parking
• 4.8/5 Google Review

What do you get in return?

By joining PortmanDentex, you’ll be part of a 370+ practice business, which is predominantly focused on private dentistry. This means you get access to our large network of like-minded clinicians, as well as being surrounded by skilled practice teams who’ll partner with you to deliver exceptional patient care. The support doesn’t end there though, we also offer:

• Full clinical freedom – meaning you can use your preferred equipment, materials, labs, and referral pathways to deliver the best level of care to your patients. We’ll champion you as a self-employed clinician, and ensure you always retain your unique identity
• Access to first class marketing, branding, and business support – enabling you to maximise your diary utilisation
• Mentoring and CPD – we can connect you with clinical mentors to guide and advise you, as well as running regular CPD events with some of our best-in-class dentists and specialists
• Support from Clinical Leads– we have a team of practising clinicians who split their week between delivering outstanding care to their patients, and acting as a key link between our clinicians and the wider business.

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.