Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal Dentistry Only

Luna the Dental Vets Reading; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + BH

Significant CPD budget

Paid lunch breaks

FIGS scrubs

Nest Pension Scheme

Job summary

Luna The Dental Vets Reading is seeking a veterinary surgeon with a passion for dentistry to join our first-opinion practice in Berkshire. We offer flexible part-time or full-time roles, with a focus on affordable, high-quality dental care and a supportive nursing team.

You will work with our clinical director and a tech-enabled, client-first mindset, performing routine hygiene, extractions, and advanced dental work while enjoying a pro‑growth CPD budget and generous leave.

Qualifications

• A Registered Veterinary Surgeon with a keen interest in dentistry.
• Willing to embrace a revolutionary approach to veterinary care, supported with AI, tech and a client first mindset.
• Thrive on variety and the ability to work across multiple tasks.
• A brilliant team player with great communication skills and initiative.
• A desire to join a different type of clinic, that’s calm, organised, sustainable and gives you the opportunity to build your career as you want.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-opinion dental services, hygiene procedures and full surgical dental work alongside a supportive nursing team.
• Collaborate with Clinical Director to share knowledge and develop skills and support the team.
• Deliver dentistry-focused care within a clinic embracing AI and technology for client-first outcomes.

Job description

Location: Wokingham (Reading), Berkshire
Contract: Permanent | Part time or Full Time – Flexible Options
Practice Type: First Opinion, Small Animal Dentistry Only
Competitive Salary: up to £70,000 Depending on Experience

An Introduction to Luna the Dental Vets…

Luna The Dental Vets are changing the way veterinary dental care is provided to pets in the UK. Focussing 100% on first opinion dentistry to drive up standards and keep prices low for owners, ensuring all cats and dogs get the important preventative and surgical care needed.

Luna The Dental Vets is the brain child of Dr Joe Inglis MRCVS after decades in the industry to build something truly different to support pets to access fixed price, affordable expert dental care. In 2025 we opened our first practice in Bristol and in 2026 our next two clinics in Wokingham & Eastleigh, which now has grown to multiple dental suites and our fourth planned clinic in SW London opening in 2027.

About Our Reading Practice…

Our bright and light clinic has the very best dental equipment to allow us to provide a full range of first-opinion dental services including our routine Protect and Shine hygiene procedures and full surgical Fix & Shine dental with extractions and x-ray.

In addition, our super star team at Reading are able to carry out advanced services such as root canals, with our experienced Clinical Director keen to share knowledge and support.

The Role…

With flexible part time or full time options, we are looking for a veterinary surgeon with a keen interest in dentistry, to join our vibrant and growing practice.

Our vets work alongside our fantastic, experienced nursing team with a culture where we actively look to maximise their skills and schedule 3 procedures.

About You:

• A Registered Veterinary Surgeon with a keen interest in dentistry
• You need to be ready to embrace a revolutionary approach to veterinary care, supported with AI, tech and a client first mindset
• You should thrive on variety and the ability to work across multiple tasks
• A brilliant team player with great communication skills and initiative
• A desire to join a different type of clinic, that’s calm, organised, sustainable and gives you the opportunity to build your career as you want

Benefits & Perks

• 25 days annual leave + BH (pro rata) with the clinic closed between Christmas & New Year
• Significant CPD budget (focused mainly on dental CPD), plus RCVS and VDS fees
• Paid lunch breaks (of course!)
• FIGS scrubs
• Nest Pension Scheme

Are you looking for a different approach to veterinary care?