Lead Orthodontist

Southern Orthodontic Partners; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$50K sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

Malpractice insurance

Established clinical support teams

Job summary

Southern Orthodontic Partners is seeking a Lead Orthodontist to oversee two busy practices in Hendersonville and Clarksville, TN. You’ll work under our Chief Orthodontic Officer, guiding clinical care and leadership across teams.

You’ll influence growth, mentor clinicians, and elevate patient experience while maintaining high clinical standards and collaboration with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in an orthodontic setting.
• Strong clinical judgment and high standards of care.
• Excellent communication with patients, parents, team and peers.

Responsibilities

• Lead two thriving practices in Hendersonville and Clarksville.
• Mentor clinical and administrative teams; partner with leadership.
• Collaborate with Chief Orthodontic Officer for clinical and growth strategies.
• Influence practice growth, patient experience, and community outreach.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical judgment

Team leadership

Ownership

Education

DDS or DMD from an accredited dental education program

Postgraduate orthodontic certificate

Tennessee dental license or eligibility

Job description

$50K Signing Bonus in Hendersonville, TN

Lead Locally. Learn From the Top. Influence What’s Next.

There comes a point in an orthodontist’s career when being a great clinician is no longer the only goal.

You want greater influence. More responsibility. A voice in how a practice grows. The opportunity to develop people, shape culture, and become the doctor others look to for leadership.

Southern Orthodontic Partners is looking for that doctor.

We’re seeking an experienced Lead Orthodontist to serve our Hendersonville and Clarksville, Tennessee communities, with the unique opportunity to work under the leadership of our Chief Orthodontic Officer. This isn’t simply a more senior clinical position. It’s an opportunity to step into meaningful practice leadership while having one of SOP’s senior clinical leaders in your corner—providing collaboration, mentorship, perspective, and support as you continue developing as both an orthodontist and a leader.

What Makes This Opportunity Different?

Many Lead Orthodontist positions ask you to lead—and then leave you to figure out the rest.

We believe great leaders should have great leaders supporting them.

In this role, you’ll have a unique relationship with our Chief Orthodontic Officer, giving you access to a level of clinical and leadership collaboration that isn’t available in a typical associate opportunity. You’ll have someone to challenge ideas with, learn from, collaborate with, and lean on as you navigate the clinical, cultural, and growth opportunities within your practices.

You’ll be trusted to lead while knowing you don’t have to lead alone.

Your Opportunity to Influence Two Thriving Practices

Serving patients across Hendersonville and Clarksville, you’ll step into busy, established practice environments with strong patient flow, referral support, experienced teams, and proven systems already in place.

Your role is not simply to maintain them. Your opportunity is to make them better. You’ll help determine how we elevate clinical care, strengthen our teams, improve the patient experience, deepen community relationships, and continue growing these practices for the future. We want your perspective. We want your ideas. And we want a Lead Orthodontist who sees opportunity and asks, “How can we make this even better?”.

Leadership That Goes Beyond the Chair

Your success won’t be measured solely by how many patients you treat.

As our Lead Orthodontist, you’ll help influence the entire health of the practice.

Be the Clinical Standard

Deliver outstanding orthodontic care while helping establish expectations around clinical quality, consistency, efficiency, and exceptional outcomes.

You’ll have clinical autonomy to treat your patients with confidence while benefiting from collaboration with our Chief Orthodontic Officer and broader doctor network.

Build a Team People Want to Be Part Of

Great practices aren’t built by one doctor.

You’ll partner with practice and operational leadership to develop strong, engaged teams where accountability, communication, trust, and patient care all matter.

Your leadership should be felt not only in how the practice performs—but in how the team feels coming to work.

Become a Trusted Community Leader

Patients choose doctors they trust.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with patients, parents, referring providers, schools, and community partners throughout Hendersonville and Clarksville. We want you to become more than the orthodontist patients see.

We want you to become the orthodontist the community knows.

Have a Voice in Practice Growth

You’ll work collaboratively with clinical and operational leadership to identify opportunities for growth, strengthen referral relationships, enhance the patient experience, and help these practices reach their full potential.

This is an environment where strong ideas are welcomed—and where doctors have an opportunity to influence what comes next.

A Leadership Role With a Leadership Path

Maybe you’ve already held a formal leadership position.

Or maybe you’ve spent the last several years becoming an exceptional orthodontist and know you’re capable of contributing at a higher level. Either way, we’re interested in where you want your career to go next.

For the right person, this role can be a platform for significantly more than your next few years of clinical practice.

It can be an opportunity to expand your influence within orthodontics.

Think Like an Owner. Be Supported Like a Partner.

Southern Orthodontic Partners was built around a simple idea:

Exceptional doctors should be able to lead exceptional practices without carrying every administrative burden themselves.

Our teams provide support across operations, marketing, recruiting, HR, finance, technology, and other business functions so you can spend more of your energy where your leadership has the greatest impact.

You’ll still have responsibility.

You’ll still have accountability.

You’ll still have a voice.

But you won’t have to do everything alone.

Build Value Beyond Your Clinical Income

For doctors who want their career to create something beyond annual earnings, eligible SOP doctors have access to an investment opportunity designed as a long-term wealth-building vehicle.

We believe there’s something powerful about giving doctors the opportunity to participate in the value they’re helping create.

Lead the practice. Help grow the business. Develop the team. Strengthen the community. And have an opportunity to invest in the organization you’re helping build.

Our Orthodontists Enjoy:

• Highly competitive per-diem compensation with production bonus opportunity
• Busy, established patient base with strong referral support
• $50K sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance, when applicable
• Life and short- and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k)
• Malpractice insurance
• Established clinical support teams and proven systems
• Direct collaboration and development
• Operational and administrative support
• Opportunity to influence practice growth and team development
• Leadership visibility within a growing orthodontic organization
• A people-first culture
• Additional doctor rewards and benefits

Requirements:

0ur ideal Lead Orthodontist:

• Has 2+ years of orthodontic practice experience
• Demonstrates strong clinical judgment and consistently high standards of care
• Is a natural leader who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Communicates exceptionally well with patients, parents, team members, and peers
• Is comfortable providing leadership
• Takes ownership rather than waiting for direction
• Is energized by growth, improvement, and developing others
• Values collaboration and welcomes feedback from other doctor leaders
• Cares deeply about patient experience, clinical outcomes, and community engagement
• Wants to make an impact beyond their personal production

Professional Qualifications:

• DDS or DMD from an accredited dental education program
• Certificate of completion from an accredited postgraduate orthodontic program
• Current Tennessee dental license or eligibility to obtain one
• Minimum of two years of orthodontic practice experience
• Ability to support the full-time clinical schedule across Hendersonville and Clarksville, including rotating Fridays and occasional Saturdays as practice needs require