Description
Build an Incredible Career—Not Just Another Job!
Imagine joining a thriving, well-established orthodontic practice where your schedule is full, your team is exceptional, your patients love coming to the office, and you have the support to focus on what you do best—creating beautiful smiles. Dr. Jay Oltjen and Oltjen Orthodontics are looking for an Associate Orthodontist who wants to build a rewarding long-term career while making a meaningful impact in one of the Kansas City area’s most respected orthodontic practices. Whether you’re an experienced orthodontist or an upcoming graduate, you’ll join a collaborative environment where clinical excellence, mentorship, innovation, and patient experience are at the center of everything we do.
Why You’ll Love This Opportunity!
Established, Thriving Practice
Walk into an established patient base with immediate earning potential. No need to build a practice from scratch—we’ve already built the foundation.
Focus on Orthodontics
Spend your time treating patients—not managing payroll, HR, marketing, or administrative headaches.
Invest in Your Future
Southern Orthodontic Partners offers more than employment. We offer an opportunity to participate in a long-term wealth-building investment program designed for doctors committed to growing with us.
Exceptional Support Team
Our experienced clinical and administrative teams allow you to practice efficiently while delivering an outstanding patient experience.
Collaborative Doctor Culture
You’ll work alongside respected orthodontists who value teamwork, clinical excellence, and continued learning.
Make a Lasting Impact
Every day you’ll have the opportunity to change lives by creating confident smiles for children, teens, and adults.
Why Southern Orthodontic Partners?
Southern Orthodontic Partners is one of the nation’s fastest-growing orthodontic organizations because we put doctors first.
Our doctors enjoy the autonomy to practice excellent orthodontics while benefiting from the resources, stability, technology, and operational support of a larger organization. We believe exceptional patient care begins with supporting exceptional doctors.
You’ll find a culture built on integrity, collaboration, innovation, and long-term relationships—not corporate micromanagement.
Our Orthodontists Enjoy:
- Highly competitive daily guarantee plus production bonus
- Established patient base with immediate productivity
- Long-term investment opportunity
- Attractive sign-on and/or retention bonus
- Relocation assistance (where applicable)
- Residency stipend available
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) with company support
- Malpractice coverage
- CE support and professional development
- Strong clinical and administrative support
- Modern technology and digital workflow
- People-first culture focused on collaboration and excellence
The Opportunity:
- Full-time position offering 4-day work week
- Flexible scheduling with occasional Friday or Saturday coverage
- Practice between two beautiful Kansas City-area locations
- Immediate patient flow
- Opportunity for long-term career growth
Who We’re Looking For:
- Is passionate about creating exceptional patient experiences
- Enjoys working in a collaborative team environment
- Has excellent communication skills with patients and families
- Values quality over quantity
- Wants to continue growing clinically and professionally
- Has a positive attitude and leadership mindset
- Is committed to long-term success
Ready to Love Where You Practice?
If you’re looking for a practice where you can grow professionally, earn competitively, invest in your future, and make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives, we’d love to meet you.
Apply today and discover why Oltjen Orthodontics and Southern Orthodontic Partners are the place where exceptional orthodontists build exceptional careers. Questions? Reach out to [email protected] for more information
Requirements
- DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school
- Certificate from an accredited orthodontic residency
- Eligible for or currently licensed in Kansas
- New graduates and experienced orthodontists are encouraged to apply
Skills Required
- DDS/DMD from accredited dental education program
- Certificate of completion of residency from accredited postgraduate Orthodontic program
- Current, valid license to practice dentistry in state of Kansas
- Open to all experience with a growth/leadership mindset
- Full-time opportunity (4 days per week)
What We Do
Southern Orthodontic Partners provides strategic, operational, and administrative support to orthodontic professionals, enabling them to focus on clinical care while benefiting from growth and technology investments.
