Associate-to-Owner Dentist | Fee-for-Service Practices with a Clear Path to Ownership | $200K–$300K Earning Potential | 35% of Adjusted Production + Daily Guarantee | Mentorship & Modern Technology | Utica & Cooperstown, NY

Fly Creek Dental and Sauquoit Creek Dental are fee-for-service private practices in central New York, built on high-quality dentistry and lasting patient relationships. Our patients choose us for the quality of our care and the trust they place in their dentist, and they stay for years.

As fee-for-service offices with no insurance participation and no write-offs, you’re paid on the full value of your dentistry, and you have the autonomy to practice at the level these patients expect.

We’re looking for one dedicated dentist ready to grow with us for the long term and build toward partnership or ownership.

Compensation & Benefits

• $200,000–$300,000 earning potential
• 35% of adjusted production (minus 35% of lab costs; no lab cost when using our in-house lab machines)
• Daily guarantee available
• Health insurance and 401(k) with employer match
• For a long-term associate: coverage toward malpractice, licensing, and CE
• For a candidate on the ownership track: sign-on bonus and relocation allowances
• A path to ownership that can be written into your contract from day one, through partnership or full buy-out

Schedule

• Full-time, no weekends and no required evening hours
• Initially between both offices
• Flexible scheduling for the right long-term candidate

The Opportunity

Step into established fee-for-service practices and build a career and an ownership stake. Local specialists are booked out by months, so there’s strong, steady demand for surgery, endo, and implants; a dentist with those skills builds a full schedule quickly, and one who wants to grow into them has the cases and mentorship to do it.

You’ll practice the full scope of general dentistry, restorative, crown and bridge, endodontics, surgery and implant placement, clear aligner orthodontics, and pediatrics, in fully digital, surgically equipped offices:

• CBCT and Primescan with in-house milling at each office
• Implant placement at both (Straumann, Legacy, Hahn)
• iTero at Utica
• Cooperstown adds 3D printing, a full in-house lab, and a Solea laser

Mentorship is available and newer graduates are welcome, what matters most is that you’re committed to quality and to building something here for the long term.

Ideal Candidate

This role is the right fit for a dentist who:

• Is serious about future ownership and wants to stay in the area long-term
• Takes genuine pride in high-quality, relationship-driven dentistry
• Is confident in comprehensive general dentistry, with surgery, endo, or implant skills a strong plus given local demand
• Is eager to grow with mentorship; new graduates who want to build a career here are welcome
• Values a fee-for-service model and the autonomy to do dentistry the right way

For a dentist ready to invest in a community and a practice of their own, this is a rare path to ownership.

Location Highlights

The practices sit in the Utica and Cooperstown region of central New York, at the edge of the Adirondacks.

• Home to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, with lakes, trails, and four-season recreation
• Genuinely affordable cost of living and real estate, ideal for settling down
• Family-friendly, welcoming communities
• Syracuse about 1 to 1.5 hours with its airport; Albany within reach

For a dentist who wants to earn well, own a practice, and build a life in a beautiful, affordable region, this is a rare opportunity.

Why Join Us?

If you want fee-for-service practices that value quality, strong demand for the work you do, modern technology, mentorship, and a genuine path to ownership written into your contract from the start, this is an opportunity to build a rewarding long-term career, and a practice of your own, while expanding your clinical capabilities.

Apply today to learn more about the practice, compensation structure, and opportunity.