Work here. Grow here. Own here.
Come practice at a Bluetree location with a team you trust. Within a year or two, if you want a stake in the group and we're aligned, we have a real path to shared ownership.
Still weighing solo ownership against joining a group? We wrote a longer piece on the actual numbers, with 7 questions to ask any group before you sign anything.
Solo Practice or Join a Group? The Honest Math on Your Options
Every associate eventually asks the same question: open your own practice, or join a group? Both paths get pitched hard. Both leave out the parts that matter most. Here's the real math on each.
Tell us what matters. We'll build a page around you.
Whether you're a new grad, an associate looking for something better, or a provider ready to own equity, tell us what you're looking for.
What matters most to you...A great group to join. A real path if you want ownership.
Some providers stay providers because they love it. Others build toward being a Bluetree shareholder. Both paths are respected. Both paths are open.
Great Teams To Join
Every Bluetree practice is a doctor-led team with established patients, established culture, and clinical support that respects your judgment.
Real Career Growth
Mentorship from 40+ doctor-owners across 5 states. Clinical variety, CE support, and colleagues who want you to get better.
A Real Path to Ownership
No lockstep. Ownership is available when you want it and we're aligned. Flexible on timing. Reasonable on terms. Transparent about every step.
A partnership that grows with you, at your pace.
Start at a Bluetree location that fits you. Established team, established patients, clinical support from day one.
Learn from providers across the group. Take on more. Contribute your expertise. Get mentored, get better.
Within a year or two, we sit down honestly. Is Bluetree the group you want to own? Are we the group that wants to build with you?
Buy in as a Bluetree shareholder alongside 40+ doctor-partners. Real equity. Real vote. Real voice.
"When I first joined Bluetree, I had planned on eventually starting my own practice. Over time I found that staying with Bluetree provided the best work-life balance and long-term financial future for me. I started as an associate. After two years I bought in as a partner."
Trent Gookin, DDS · My Kid's Smile
"I joined knowing that if everything went well the first year, I wanted to partner and stay long term. Bluetree made it a no brainer. Just make sure this is where you want to end up and the rest will fall into place."
Jonathan Starley, DDS · Bluetree Partner
Open provider positions across the group.
General dentistry, pediatric, orthodontics, oral surgery, and specialty roles across our five-state footprint. Don't see the right fit? Reach out anyway. We hire ahead of openings.
What to look for in a dental group as an associate.
For new dentists coming out of school, the choice of first employer shapes the next 10 to 15 years of your career. The right group offers real mentorship, real clinical growth, and a real path to partnership. The wrong group treats associates as production units, keeps partnership as a marketing word, and cycles providers out when they burn out.
Bluetree Dental is a doctor-owned DSO with 45+ practices across Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California. We hire associates with partnership in mind from day one. Most current partners came in as associates and bought in within one to two years. 45+ providers have walked through that door.
What working here looks like: clinical autonomy from the first day. Multi-specialty peer group across pediatric, ortho, GP, oral surgery, and anesthesia. Monthly leadership meetings. Group chats for live case discussion. CE through our annual conferences. Production-based compensation with a guaranteed minimum and full benefits (malpractice, health, retirement match).
For dentists three months out of school through fifteen years in, this compresses years off your learning curve, protects your clinical judgment, and gives you a real path to equity ownership in a growing group.
Associate dentist questions about joining Bluetree.
The practical questions from providers evaluating whether Bluetree fits their career.
How soon can I become a partner?
Most associates who want partnership are offered it inside one to two years. The path is real and 45+ providers have walked through it.
What does partnership actually mean at Bluetree?
Partnership at Bluetree is group-level equity in a growing 45+ practice platform, not a buy-in to a single chair. You own equity in the entire group with a voice in how the company grows. When you exit, you sell back to the group.
What is the compensation structure for associates?
Production-based with a guaranteed minimum, plus full benefits (malpractice, health, retirement match, and CE through our annual conferences).
Do I get mentorship as a new grad?
Yes. Multi-specialty peer group behind you from day one. Monthly leadership meetings, group chats for live case discussion, time alongside specialists, and CE through our annual conferences. New grads often hit clinical milestones in their first three years that take much longer in a solo setting.
Am I locked into a specific number of days per week?
No. Three days, four, five. Bluetree accommodates parents, dentists with side interests, and providers who value work-life balance.
What specialties does Bluetree cover?
Pediatric, orthodontics, general dentistry, oral surgery, and anesthesia across 45+ practices. Multi-specialty peer support is a core part of the model.
How much clinical autonomy do I really have?
Full. You practice how you were trained. You choose your treatment philosophy, your case selection, and how you talk to patients. No daily production targets. No scripts. Dentists own the majority of the company.