Private Dentist

ZEST Dental Recruitment; Gisborne; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive environment with mentoring

Excellent earning potential

Coastal lifestyle benefits

Job summary

A dental recruitment agency is seeking a General Dentist to join a busy, supportive practice in Gisborne. This role offers the opportunity to work full-time in a thriving practice with a patient waiting list and excellent earning potential through commission or salary options. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and enjoy building relationships, with support available for new graduates. Gisborne provides a wonderful coastal lifestyle along with professional development opportunities in dentistry.

Qualifications

• Must be DCNZ registered or qualified from New Zealand, Australia, the UK, or Ireland.
• Experience in general dentistry including crowns, dentures, extractions, restorations, and hygiene services.
• Strong communication and treatment-planning skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Join a collaborative team in a busy practice and provide a full range of general dentistry.
• Develop patient relationships and deliver high-quality dental care.
• Participate in structured mentoring and support for new and recent graduates.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Treatment planning skills

Confident across general procedures

Ability to build strong patient relationships

Education

DCNZ registered or equivalent qualification from New Zealand, Australia, UK, or Ireland

Tools

OPG

Rotary endo equipment

Implant system

CEREC (planned)

Job description

Private Dentist Jobs in Gisborne. Excellent Opportunity for a Dentist to Join a Busy, Supportive Practice with Full Books and Coastal Lifestyle Benefits. Zest Dental Recruitment, working in partnership with an established private dental practice, is seeking to recruit a General Dentist.

• Private / Independent Dental Practice
• Private Dentist
• Gisborne, East Coast
• Full-time, Monday to Thursday
• Thriving five-chair practice with full books and strong patient demand
• Digital upgrades in progress with scope to shape the practice clinically
• Supportive environment with mentoring available
• Remuneration: up to 48% commission (negotiable) or salary option
• Reference: DW3715965

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dentist to join a thriving, well-established practice in sunny Gisborne. This role offers the ideal blend of professional development, excellent earning potential and an enviable coastal lifestyle.

Working Monday to Thursday, with optional evenings or weekends, you will join a large, collaborative team in a busy and well-regarded general practice. With full books and a patient waiting list of two to three months, you will step straight into a consistent and varied clinical workload. The practice provides a full range of general dentistry including crowns, dentures, extractions, restorations and hygiene services, and is very open to supporting clinicians with specialist interests.

Equipment includes OPG, rotary endo and an implant system, with plans to introduce CEREC as part of the ongoing digital upgrade. The practice is committed to future-focused dentistry and values clinician input into technology and workflow decisions. New and recent graduates will be well supported through structured mentoring.

This opportunity would suit a clinician who is confident across general procedures, enjoys building strong patient relationships and is passionate about delivering high-quality care. Excellent communication and treatment-planning skills are essential. Any level of experience will be considered.

Gisborne offers a superb lifestyle with warm weather, outstanding surf beaches, boutique wineries and vibrant food culture. With regular flights to Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and more, the region provides the perfect mix of coastal living and connectivity.

Successful candidates will be DCNZ registered or have qualified from New Zealand, Australia, the UK, or Ireland. If you are not already DCNZ registered, or not qualified from one of the above countries, please check with DCNZ to check your eligibility.
For further information regarding this position, confidential enquiries can be made by submitting your CV to ZEST Dental.

Zest Dental has been helping dentists and dental practices in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia to find their perfect job match since 2006.