In Their Own Words

Our team, unscripted.

We could describe the culture ourselves, but it is far more useful to let the people who work here do it, and let you decide whether it sounds like somewhere you would belong.

What It Is Like Here

Recorded, not written by the marketing department.

Every quote below is taken directly from the video above, in the words they were said. All attributed to: Altura team member.

  • “Working here feels different compared to other practices because of the high standard training, mentoring and leadership.”
  • “The owners of Altura believe in hiring the best and creating the best.”
  • “We’re like a blended family. Everybody gets along with everyone.”
  • “The team at Altura really supports my growth, through sending me to lots of educational courses.”
  • “A deeply rewarding career that blends healthcare, artistry and interpersonal connections.”
  • “One of the most fulfilling things about this job is really seeing that difference we make in the patients’ lives.”
  • “It’s a really close-knit team, we are all really supportive of each other, and it’s a good network.”
  • “They want what’s best for me, what’s best for the patients, and I really appreciate the amount of effort they put in.”
  • “What drives everybody in the team is different. With all those differences, we’re still headed towards the same goal, in the same direction.”

Three Words

We asked the team to describe Altura in three words.

Nobody was given a list to choose from. One person felt three words were not enough, then offered that Altura means an obsession with getting the detail right.

THE WORDS  

Professional  ·  Positive  ·  Elevated  ·  Effort  ·  Happy  ·  Fun  ·  Innovative  ·  Refined  ·  Loving  ·  Friendly  ·  Giggly  ·  Elevation  ·  People  ·  Uniqueness  ·  Autonomous  ·  Progressive  ·  Welcoming

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How We Work Together

What We Invest In You

Hiring well is the easy part. Developing people is the work.

A great many practices mention professional development and then approve one course a year. This is what the investment actually looks like here.

01. FUNDED EXTERNAL EDUCATION.

We send team members on courses at our cost, across the whole practice rather than only the dentists. Assistants, hygienists and front office team members are developed deliberately. It is the thing our team raises most often, unprompted, when asked what is different here.

02. STRUCTURED MENTORING.

Newer clinicians work alongside experienced ones with genuine case review rather than a nominal supervisor. If you are early in your career and want to grow into more complex work, you will have someone experienced looking at your cases with you.

03. TECHNOLOGY YOU WILL ACTUALLY USE.

Digital scanning across the practice, 3D imaging with lateral cephalogram, in-house printing and milling, digital radiography, contemporary endodontics and Digital Smile Design. You will not spend your career working around the absence of equipment.

04. COMPLEX TREATMENT, IN HOUSE.

Implants, full-arch rehabilitation and advanced cosmetic dentistry are cared for here rather than referred away. For an ambitious clinician that means exposure to treatment most general practices never see, with support alongside it.

05. A TEAM THAT TEACHES.

Members of our team lecture and lead hands-on training for other dentists. Being among people who teach their techniques to peers lifts the standard of the conversations you have every day, and there are pathways into teaching for those who want them.

06. A CULTURE THAT IS LOOKED AFTER.

Team building, social events and a deliberate effort to keep this a practice people enjoy being part of. This is not a perk on the side. A settled, warm team is precisely how the patient experience is delivered, so protecting it is a considered decision.

Honest Expectations

Who tends to thrive here, and who tends not to.

You will likely enjoy it here if warmth comes naturally to you, you notice what needs doing before anyone asks, you would rather be shown a better way than left comfortable, and the idea of being sent on courses appeals rather than daunts.

You will also fit if you care about patients who feel anxious. A meaningful share of the people who come to us are nervous, or have avoided dentistry for years, and how they are treated is the entire point of the practice.

You may find us a demanding fit if you are looking for a role where you arrive, work through the list and leave. Not because of the hours, but because of the ownership expected of everyone here.

It is also the wrong fit if you are clinically excellent but difficult to work alongside. We have chosen team culture over individual brilliance before, and we would make the same choice again. Teamwork is the value we protect most carefully.

If none of that has discouraged you, we would genuinely like to hear from you.

 

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Roles

Where we usually have room for the right person.

We keep applications open across these roles even when nothing is formally advertised, because the right person is always worth making room for. Current vacancies are noted below.

Dentist

General and advanced restorative care. Mentoring available for clinicians building towards implant and complex rehabilitative work, and genuine autonomy for those who already have it.

Oral Health Therapist or Hygienist

Preventive care, periodontal therapy, and a real role in the long-term care of complex cases rather than an isolated list.

Dental Assistant

Chairside across general, cosmetic, implant and surgical treatment. Training provided and funded. Experience is welcome; temperament matters more.

Treatment Coordinator

Guiding patients through significant decisions with clarity and without pressure. Suits someone warm, organised and comfortable discussing cost openly.

Front Office and Patient Concierge

The first voice and the first face, and arguably the role with the greatest influence on whether an anxious patient ever returns.

Expression of Interest

If none of the above quite fits but this sounds like how you already work, please write to us anyway.

Tell us about yourself

Send this through and someone from the practice will read it personally. If there is a fit, we will be in touch for an informal conversation well before anything resembling a formal interview.

Prefer to talk first? Call the practice on 07 3821 0277 and ask for the practice manager.

Careers FAQ’s

Including the ones that are difficult to raise. If one of these is what has been holding you back, that is precisely why it is here.