About the role
Founded by some of the nation’s top orthodontists and headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, Orthodontic Partners (OP) is a fast-growing national orthodontic service organization that provides partner doctors with a full range of administrative, marketing, HR, and financial support services. Our mission is to build a better orthodontic partnership model by bringing together leading business and clinical minds and sharing insights that inspire our partners, teams and patients. It is through a relentless pursuit of this mission that we’ve successfully built a world class network of partners who value collaboration, excellence, growth, and trust. We’ve grown to support over 30 top orthodontic practices across nearly 70 locations and 15 states and are just getting started. We’re looking for highly motivated individuals to join us as we revolutionize the orthodontics industry by making orthodontic care more convenient, affordable, faster and easier for patients.
Essential Job Function
- Using various diagnostic tests to determine the condition of patients’ teeth and utilize diagnostic records to diagnose and determine a treatment plan
- Treating malocclusion and other orthodontic related patient concerns
- Instructing assistants on orthodontic procedures and techniques
- Fitting patients for various orthodontic appliances
- Educating patients on on-going orthodontic care
- May assist with community involvement programs and marketing and the promotion of the business
- Adhere to all Orthodontic Partners policies and core values
- Other duties as required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- High level knowledge of Orthodontics and associated treatment planning
- Understand and can effectively communicate techniques utilized in the Orthodontic field
- Have a detailed knowledge of dental insurances, service limits, and be able to answer some general
- Customer service or sales experience, along with dental knowledge preferred
- Have excellent written and oral communication skills
- Compassion and high level of service for our patients, parents, and staff
- Integrity, always doing the right thing
- Dependable, reliable to be at work when scheduled
- Attention to detail
- Able to organize work, engage in a variety of tasks simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines
Education and Experience
- DDS/DMD from a dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
- Certificate of completion of a residency from an accredited postgraduate Orthodontic program
- 0 – 3 Years as a practicing Orthodontist
- Current, valid license to practice dentistry in state where providing care (License must be in good standing) or eligible for licensure
- Other certifications as required by state to include- CPR, DEA, etc.
Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For additional information, please follow this link.
Orthodontic Partners is an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.