Dentistry, our only focus
Seventeen years spent inside dental practices, groups, and the professionals who grow them. Never a generic search.
Why DDS Recruit
Recruiting should be more collaborative.
“The best office teams believe culture trumps strategy.”
A process built for fit
Distillation and interview processes that weigh working style, culture, and motivation, not just a résumé.
Guaranteed for a year
If a placement leaves within the first year, we step back in to find a replacement at best effort, no charge.
A simple, aligned model
A nominal monthly search fee plus a success fee owed only when a placement sticks. No stale job boards, no surprises. We only win when the match does.
See how the model works→The difference
Not another job board.
Other recruiters
DDS Recruit
Stacks of stale resumes that never reply
Curated, fit-first introductions
You chase candidates on job boards yourself
We run the outreach and the process end to end
Volume over fit; you sort through the noise
A fractional team member for hiring, HR, and culture
No accountability once the seat is filled
A one-year placement guarantee
The team
The team behind the match.
Associate Partner Recruiter
Brian Passell, Ph.D.
- Practice Culture & Growth Architect
- DDS Collective
Twenty years in talent management and organizational science. An industrial/organizational psychologist by training and key business advisor by experience, from running a practice management consulting firm to building a culture-first dental search methodology.
LinkedIn→
Founder
Darius Somekhian
- Founder, DDS Collective
- Fund Manager, oral-health VC
Thirty years in dental, from scaling the largest talent marketplaces in dentistry to today running one of the few oral-health-focused venture funds, fostering innovation and supporting hundreds of oral-health tech startup founders. The longest-standing doctor and specialist recruiter in dentistry, with 17 years placing clinical talent.
LinkedIn→Our process
A considered path to the right introduction.
Step 1
Listen
We begin with the role, the practice, and what a successful hire should change.
Step 2
Match
We identify professionals whose experience, goals, and working style align.
Step 3
Connect
We make thoughtful introductions and help both sides move forward with clarity.
Ready to find the right hire?
Schedule the discovery callFor candidates
Looking for your next move?
We work for the fit as much as the role, so the practice you join is one you actually want to stay in.
Roles worth your time
We focus on private, PPO-based offices, with opportunities nationwide, concentrated in the suburbs and select metros.
Walk into the right room
We coach offices on hiring and culture, so the practice you join is set up for you to succeed long-term.