Careers Demo
✦ Careers at Village Dental · Est. 2001
Build a career you'd actually recommend.
We're a sedation-first dental practice across four Raleigh-area locations — and we've spent two decades building the kind of place our team tells their friends to come work. Not because we have to say it. Because it's true.
Village Dental, by the numbers
4
Locations across the Triangle
100+
Team members, still growing
23
Promoted from within in the last 24 months
20%
Bonus potential on top of base pay
Associate Dentists
Registered Dental Hygienists
Dental Assistants I & II
Treatment Coordinators
Insurance Coordinators
Patient Coordinators
Hygiene Assistants
Paramedics
Associate Dentists
Registered Dental Hygienists
Dental Assistants I & II
Treatment Coordinators
Insurance Coordinators
Patient Coordinators
Hygiene Assistants
Paramedics
Why we're different
A practice built for the people who work here — not just the people who sit in the chair.
Most "join our team" pages read like HR wrote them on a Tuesday. Here's the actual deal.
01 — Growth
Your next role is already on the map.
Four locations, 40 leaders, 1 million smiles — that's our practice's growth ambition, and it runs on people who grow with us. 23 of our current team were promoted from within in the last two years. Hygiene assistants become assistants. Coordinators become leads. Leads become managers.
02 — Culture
Anonymous feedback isn't a poster — it's a system.
Our HR team runs a structured anonymous feedback channel so staff can actually tell leadership what's broken. We hold a leadership retreat each year to act on it. Quarterly team-building. Monthly employee spotlight. Birthdays that don't pass unnoticed.
03 — Training
We run our own dental learning center.
The Carolina Dental Learning Center is a Village Dental initiative — dental assistant courses at little-to-no cost for team members. If you want to level up your credentials, you don't need to take a PTO day or pay for it yourself.
04 — Compensation
Base pay is the floor, not the ceiling.
Motivating and achievable bonus system — earn up to 20% of base pay through production-aligned programs that are actually fun to hit. 401(k) match that kicks in where it matters (dollar-for-fifty on contributions above 3%, up to 5%). Dental benefits for you and your family.
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Our Vivid Vision
A safe, sustainable sedation model that will outlive us.
"We're not building the biggest practice. We're building one so well-run that our patients' kids still come here in 2055 — and our team is running it."
— Village Dental Leadership
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01
Worry-free sedation care
Built around paramedic-supported IV sedation — an industry differentiator that attracts patients who've avoided dentists for decades.
02
Everything under one roof
General, cosmetic, implants, sedation, oral surgery. Team members work on a wider range of cases than they would anywhere else.
03
Same-day treatment when possible
We respect our patients' time — and our team's. Systems built for efficiency, not endless rework.
04
Built to last, not to flip
No private equity, no exit timeline. The practice is being built to outlive the founders — which means stability for the people here.
From the Vivid Vision Document
The blueprint, in plain view.
We share our Vivid Vision openly because it isn't marketing. It's the plan — the one we use to make decisions, hire people, and hold ourselves accountable.
Here's a page from it. The whole document is 16 pages, and you can read it end-to-end before you even submit an application.
Excerpt · Village Dental Vivid Vision, v9
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Life at Village Dental
Don't take our word for it.
Short films with the people actually doing the work — organized by the teams you'd join.
The Doctors
Why our doctors love it here.
A range of cases, genuine continuing ed, and a leadership structure that listens.
The Core
Our hygienists and coordinators are the core.
Respected schedules, real advancement, and the kind of team you tell your friends about.
The Life-Changers
Meet the assistants and paramedics who change lives.
The most unusual seat in a dental practice — and the most rewarding.
Career Pathway
4 Locations. 40 Leaders.
4 Locations. 40 Leaders.
1 Million Smiles.
Our practices require 40 leaders. Those leaders come from inside. Here's what a typical growth path looks like — and how long each rung takes, on average.
— Step One
Entry & Onboarding
30-60-90 day structured onboarding. Paired with a mentor. Full benefits eligible day one.
Months 1–3— Step Two
Role Mastery
Continuing education through the Carolina Dental Learning Center. Bonus program eligibility. First performance review.
Months 4–12— Step Three
Lead or Specialize
Lead coordinator, DA II cert, hygiene team lead, or cross-location float. Invitation to annual retreat.
Year 2–3— Step Four
Management Track
Office manager, regional role, or founder of a new location pod. Equity-path conversations open up.
Year 3+
Benefits & Perks
The stuff that actually matters when the offer letter comes.
Medical — UnitedHealthcare
Employer contribution subsidizes your monthly premium. Coverage starts after your waiting period.
Vision — Blue Cross Blue Shield
Annual exam, frames/contacts allowance, and vision-related discounts.
Disability — Aflac
Long-term and short-term coverage so a bad month doesn't become a bad year.
Dental for you and your family
Free or deeply discounted care in-house for employees and immediate family members.
401(k) with match
$0.50 on the dollar for contributions above 3%, up to a 5% employee contribution max.
Bonus potential up to 20%
Production-aligned programs — the metrics are clear, the payout is real, and hitting them is genuinely fun.
Referral bonuses
Know a great hygienist? A great paramedic? We pay you when they join and stay.
Annual raises tied to performance
Reviews that actually move your comp — not token cost-of-living adjustments.
Carolina Dental Learning Center
In-house DA and CE courses at little to no cost. You get the cert. We pay for it.
Annual leadership retreat
Not a ropes course. A real offsite where next year's goals are built — and you have a seat at the table.
Career advancement pathway
4 locations. 40 leaders. 1 million smiles. The math requires that we promote from within. So we do.
Anonymous feedback system
HR-run, truly anonymous. You can tell leadership what's working and what isn't without fear.
Two weeks PTO + paid holidays
PTO starts accruing at day one. Usable after 90 days. Paid holidays after year one.
Logo wear, on us
Branded jackets and tees — wear them at work, at the gym, at Costco. No one's judging.
Quarterly team activities
From our (slightly competitive) annual football game to team dinners — real connection, not mandatory fun.
Birthdays & anniversaries
You get seen. Birthdays celebrated. Service anniversaries marked. Employee of the month spotlighted.
From our team
Reviews we didn't write.
Pulled directly from Glassdoor. No edits, no cherry-picking the good ones only. Full profile linked below.
★★★★★
"Awesome fast-paced workplace with lots of perks — the growth opportunities are actually real, not just something HR says."
★★★★★
"Great opportunity for paramedics — it's one of the only places where the sedation role is built around our actual skillset."
★★★★★
"Wonderful place to work. Leadership listens, the team is tight, and you can feel the difference within the first week."
★★★★★
"Great place to grow. The learning center took me from DA I to DA II without me ever paying out of pocket."
★★★★★
"Best job ever. I say that a lot because it's actually true — I've been in dental for 12 years and nothing else is close."
How to apply
Four steps. No ghosting.
We respect your time. Here's exactly what happens after you hit submit — and roughly how long each step takes.
i.
Apply via BambooHR
5 minutes. Upload your résumé, tell us which role and location you're interested in. That's it.
5 minutesii.
Phone screen
15-minute call with our talent team. We answer your questions. You answer a few of ours. No trick questions.
Within 5 business daysiii.
On-site working interview
Come see the practice. Meet the team. Shadow the role for part of a day — paid for working interview time.
Within 2 weeksiv.
Offer & start date
Clear written offer. No lowball negotiation games. If we can't make it work, we'll tell you within 48 hours.
Within 1 weekThe best time to apply was yesterday. Second best is now.
We hire on fit first, résumé second. If you've read this far, there's a good chance you belong here.
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