PEDIATRIC DENTIST

Lexington, KY Area

?Lead Your Own Practice With a Clear Path to Partnership

Position Highlights

• Work-Life Balance: Four-day workweek with 12 days off per year, so your Fridays can belong to you, your family, or the nearest fishing hole.
• Desirable Practice Setting: Step into the only dedicated pediatric practice in town, a regional destination for families across Central and Eastern Kentucky with 2,500+ active patients and 5 new patients walking in daily.
• Ideal Work Environment: A fully digital, paperless office with 6 chairs, cloud-based Dentrix Ascend, and state-of-the-art technology, including an intraosseous anesthesia system that providers say has changed the way they practice.
• Favorable Call Schedule: After-hours calls are triaged by a seasoned office manager, so you're only contacted for true emergencies.
• Culture & Support: Clinical autonomy with no dictated procedure mix or daily collection minimums, backed by a stable, tenured team, an area manager, a nearby pediatric mentor doctor, and full support for HR, marketing, recruiting, and operations. Private practice feel, zero islands.
• Partnership Opportunities: Join a doctor-owned group that chose independence over private equity. Partnership is typically 3 to 5 years and can be fast-tracked for doctors leading their own office, with a buy-in of roughly $250K to $300K (versus $1M to $2M to purchase a practice) and current partners seeing 25% to 32% returns.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: Greater of a $300,000 guaranteed base (a true floor, not a draw) or 30% of net collections, reconciled monthly with no lab fee deductions. A realistic growth path to $1.35M in collections puts earnings around $405,000.
• Additional Bonus Incentives: The real bonus is ownership. Partnership brings a compensation increase, profit distributions, and retained earnings.
• Sign-On Bonus: $25,000 paid in full on your first paycheck.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: W2 employment with medical, dental, and vision coverage plus a 401(k) with employer match.
• Relocation Assistance: Included within the $25,000 sign-on bonus, giving you flexibility to use it however your move requires.
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance: Up to $200,000 in loan forgiveness upon partnership.
• Professional Development: Leadership development program, one-on-one mentorship, and the freedom to build special interests (such as tongue and lip tie releases) into the practice.
• Additional Benefits: Paid malpractice, reimbursable DEA registration, Medicaid credentialing support and in-office sedation support.

Qualifications

• Degree: DDS or DMD with completion of an accredited pediatric dental residency.
• Certifications: Board certified or board eligible in pediatric dentistry (certification preferred).
• Licensure: Kentucky dental license or eligibility to obtain one. An active Kentucky Medicaid ID is a plus, and credentialing support is provided.
• Skillset: Confident in full-scope pediatric care, including restorative treatment and sedation, with strong behavior management skills and a genuine desire to lead a team.
• Experience: Two to three years preferred, such as a prior pediatric associate role. Recent residency graduates with general dentistry experience before residency are encouraged to apply.
• Sponsorship: Candidates who do not require visa sponsorship are preferred.

About the Community

• Top Ranked Location: Within easy reach of Lexington, the Horse Capital of the World, known for its rolling bluegrass, thriving food scene and high quality of life.
• Rural Community: A welcoming small town where families are loyal, neighbors know your name and your patients may wave at you in the grocery store.
• Lifestyle & Affordability: Enjoy a low cost of living and room to breathe, with home prices that make "big yard" a reality instead of a wish list item.
• Prime Location: About 45 minutes from Lexington and 1.5 hours from Cincinnati, with a straight-shot commute from Lexington's east side for those who prefer city living.
• Education: Access to strong local schools plus nearby higher education, including the University of Kentucky, Transylvania University, and Morehead State University.
• Community Attributes: A close-knit town with a historic downtown, a solid manufacturing and employment base, a regional health care network and a deep-rooted fall festival tradition that brings former residents home every year.
• Easy Travel: Right off I-64 with Blue Grass Airport (LEX) about an hour away and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG) within easy driving distance.
• Vibrant Lifestyle: Explore the Bourbon Trail, catch the races at Keeneland, hike Red River Gorge, cheer on the Wildcats, and head home to small-town quiet at the end of the day.

Job Reference #: PDED 27426