Dentist – DDS / DMD
Posted Jun 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This is a lead dentist role as Managing Clinical Director. Tell me about your experience leading a clinical team.
What they are checking: Whether they have leadership experience, since the role includes guiding clinical staff, not just treating patients.
How do you manage a full schedule while making sure every patient feels heard?
What they are checking: Whether they can stay efficient without making patients feel rushed.
Tell me about a difficult case where things didn't go as planned. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they handle complications calmly and honestly with the patient.
Aspen offers a Practice Ownership Program. What interests you about that path?
What they are checking: Whether they are thinking long-term about growing with the practice.
How do you work with the office manager to keep the practice running well?
What they are checking: Whether they see the business and clinical sides as a partnership.
What would you do
How do you keep production up without ever recommending treatment that isn't needed?
What they are checking: Whether they can balance business goals with ethics in a profit-sharing setting.
A hygienist disagrees with your diagnosis in front of a patient. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can address professional disagreements privately and keep the patient's trust.
A patient is upset about the cost of a treatment you recommended. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they can explain the value and alternatives without getting defensive.
About the work
How do you build a treatment plan that fits both the patient's clinical needs and their budget?
What they are checking: Whether they can present options honestly and help patients accept the care they need.
Aspen offers an extraction academy and surgical implant training. What procedures do you do now, and what do you want to add?
What they are checking: Whether they are interested in expanding their scope, which affects what the practice can offer.
How would you coach a newer associate dentist in your office?
What they are checking: Whether they can mentor others, which is part of being a clinical director.
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