Why This Role Stands Out
This Lead Dentist role offers a unique opportunity to blend direct patient care with leadership, mentoring a team of dental professionals in a mission-driven organization that prioritizes compassionate care for underserved populations. You'll thrive here if you're an experienced dentist passionate about both clinical excellence and developing others, enjoying a structured schedule that balances hands-on work with impactful administrative responsibilities. With a competitive salary range of $200,000–$250,000 plus bonus and generous PTO, this is an exceptional chance to advance your career while making a significant difference.
Quick Overview
Job Description
Lead Dentist – St. Louis, MO
Department: Clinical Excellence
Location: St. Louis, MO Market
Schedule: Full-Time | 2–3 Clinical Days + 2 Administrative Days
Compensation: $200,000–$250,000 Salary + Bonus
PTO: Choose between 4 weeks of PTO upfront or our standard PTO accrual schedule; negotiable
Direct Reports: Approximately 5–10 Dentists and Dental Hygienists
About Enable Dental
Enable Dental brings high-quality, compassionate dental care directly to patients who may have difficulty accessing traditional dental offices. We serve PACE participants, nursing and assisted living residents, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through our mobile and portable dental model.
About the Role
The Lead Dentist serves as the clinical leader for the St. Louis market while continuing to provide direct patient care. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced dentist who enjoys both clinical dentistry and mentoring other providers.
You will spend 2–3 days providing patient care and 2 protected administrative days leading and developing the market's clinical team.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, preventive, restorative, surgical, emergency, and prosthetic care to geriatric, medically complex, and special needs patients.
- Serve as the primary clinical resource for dentists and hygienists within the market.
- Conduct chart audits and ensure providers meet Enable Dental's clinical and documentation standards.
- Mentor, coach, and support dentists and hygienists through case consultation and ongoing development.
- Participate in recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and performance management of clinical team members.
- Partner with Clinical Team Managers to support efficient scheduling, equipment, supplies, and daily operations.
- Represent Enable Dental with facility and PACE partners when needed.
- Help ensure consistent, high-quality patient care across the entire market.
Qualifications
- DDS or DMD from a CODA-accredited program.
- Active, unrestricted Missouri dental license.
- Active DEA registration and current BLS certification.
- 5+ years of clinical experience.
- 2+ years of experience supervising, mentoring, or leading clinicians.
- Experience with geriatric, special needs, PACE, nursing home, or medically complex patients is preferred.
- Mobile or portable dentistry experience is a plus.
Why Enable Dental?
Join a mission-driven organization where you can continue practicing dentistry while developing other clinicians, elevating quality of care, and making a meaningful difference in the lives of underserved patients.
$200,000–$250,000 salary + bonus | Full-Time | St. Louis, MO | PTO options available