We're not going to dazzle you with a slogan. What keeps dentists here is quieter and more durable: compensation that grows with tenure, real clinical autonomy, genuine benefits, and colleagues who actually have your back. Retention is something we're proud of — and something we work to earn.
The numbers matter, and we'll happily walk you through them in a conversation. But a good number isn't why associates build careers here — the whole package is. Here's what that looks like.
Your compensation rises the longer you're here. We built it as a tiered structure that steps up over time and never resets — no renegotiating every year to earn what you've already proven. Staying is rewarded, not taken for granted.
Real benefits, not a stipend and a shrug. We offer health insurance so you're covered without cobbling something together on your own.
After year three, partnership is a real conversation — not a dangled carrot. If it's the right fit on both sides, there's a door here that most associate roles simply don't have.
A financially healthy, locally owned group with four established practices and a steady flow of patients. You're joining something built to last, in two cities we're putting down deeper roots in.
You set the treatment plan and choose the materials and labs you trust. No quotas, no corporate second-guessing the dentistry.
Clinical leadership that's led by a dentist, a culture written down in thirty fundamentals, and colleagues who actually help rather than compete. It's the kind of environment people put down roots in.
Curious about the specifics? Compensation, benefits, and the ownership timeline are all things we'd rather talk through with you directly, so we can answer your actual questions. Start a conversation and we'll be straight with you. Full benefits list to confirm.
You went to dental school to take care of people, not to chase down a supply order at nine at night. Here's how the work splits.
Our clinical standards are set by a dentist, not a regional manager with a spreadsheet. That's the point: the person responsible for how we practice has actually sat in the chair. Your treatment planning stays yours, and the clinical direction of the group is set by someone who understands the work.
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Thirty specific behaviors we hire for, train on, and hold each other to — including blameless problem-solving, respecting expertise, and speaking directly instead of letting frustration build. Read them before you interview. They'll tell you more about us than we could in an hour.
It's a tiered structure that grows with your tenure — the longer you're with us, the more you earn, and it's tied to collections rather than production, so it reflects money actually received. We go through the exact figures in a conversation, where we can put them in the context of your situation rather than a number on a page.
No. Your tenure with Smile So Big is what counts, and it only moves in one direction.
It's real, and it's also mutual. After year three we'll have a serious conversation about partnership if the fit is right on both sides. We'd rather tell you that plainly than promise a guarantee we can't make about a decision that involves two parties.
You do. You diagnose, you treatment plan, you choose your materials and labs. Clinical standards are set by a dentist, not dictated by non-clinical management — and the treatment decisions stay yours.
One of our four practices — two in Jacksonville and two in St. Augustine, Florida. We're staying in these two cities for now, so you're joining a group that's deepening its roots rather than sprawling.
It starts with a conversation — no formal application, no portal to fight with. Tell us you're interested and we'll set up a time to talk. Everything else follows from there, at a pace that works for both of us.
No pressure, no pitch. If we're not right for you, we'll say so — and we might know someone who is.