This October, SA Dental is heading to the UK as part of Move to SA Roadshow and we’d love to meet you. 

Join us in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, or London to meet our team in person, hear about career opportunities, and ask your questions face-to-face. 

Click here to register for one of the UK roadshow events.

If you can’t make it in person, then complete our expression of interest (below) to register for one of our free online webinars to explore how SA Dental can be your best move yet.

South Australia is the ideal place to live well and spend smarter – with affordable, more spacious housing, lower everyday costs, and a high quality of life. 

You’ll enjoy greater financial freedom to build your future and support your family.

South Australia is investing in the future, and its people are reaping the rewards. Its economy is one of the strongest in Australia. It is the place to be - with a diverse, strong and expanding job market in traditional and innovative industries. Your children’s education and their childhood experiences will open their eyes to a world of possibilities.    

SA Dental, as the provider of public dental health services in South Australia, supports individuals to improve their oral health by providing dental care to eligible adults and all children. 

We provide dental services for children and eligible adults at 40 dental clinics across South Australia in metropolitan and country areas, while our Adelaide Dental Hospital provides specialist dental services.

We have up to 90 undergraduate student chairs and work in partnership with the University of Adelaide to ensure students can undertake their clinical placements.

For more information about our organisation, please visit the webpage below.

At SA Dental, you will receive the benefits of a secure public sector role with genuine impact. With flexible work options, career pathways, and wellbeing programs, your professional goals are always supported.

You’ll enjoy lower patient volumes, better work-life balance, and a vibrant lifestyle in a state known for affordability, natural beauty, and welcoming communities.

Make the move simple and rewarding, with relocation support, government-backed incentives, and superannuation providing you with long-term job security. 

• Work/life balance.
• Work in some of South Australia's most attractive regional areas.
• Relocation support of up to $15,000 (AUD) for eligible applicants.
• Flexible working arrangements (no weekend work, family-friendly hours).
• Salary packaging (Smartsalary) - Novated car lease, meal entertainment card, superannuation.
• Superannuation with Super SA.
• Professional development for clinicians (staff are eligible for up to 3 paid days per year to attend professional development courses or seminars).
• Clinicians Early Development Program (CEDP).
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) (offering all staff and their family up to 4 free counselling sessions per year).
• Central Adelaide Local Health Network – employee and family benefits through Fitness Passport.

We are currently recruiting in the following areas:

Annual full-time salaries range from:

• $114,000 AUD (new graduate) to $163,000 AUD (8 + years’ experience) for Dentists (plus Superannuation + Salary Sacrifice Benefits)
• $68,000 AUD (new graduate) to $102,000 AUD (11 years’ experience) for Dental Therapists (plus Superannuation + Salary Sacrifice Benefits)

International applicant guidelines

International applicants will require a visa to work in Australia. 

If you meet the eligibility criteria and a subsequent provisional offer of employment is made, SA Health will sponsor your visa and help you work through the visa process. 

We are seeking international applicants with transferable skills and qualifications for Dentistry and Dental Therapy.

To find out if your qualification is recognised by the Dental Board of Australia, please visit Dental Board of Australia - Overseas qualified practitioners.

For more information about the guidelines, please visit the webpage below.

Please fill out the form below to express your interest in SA Dental opportunities.

Carefully review the professional registration requirements before submitting your expression of interest.