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West Coast Dental Services
Santa Fe Springs, California

General Dentist- Focused on Pediatrics

DentistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$200k-$400k

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Job Description

Guaranteed Daily Compensation vs HIGH Commission

General Dentists Focused on Pediatrics– Fantastic Career Opportunities - with $5,000 Signing Bonus!!!

We Care About Our Patients and We Care About You

  • A team approach to providing patients with a wonderful experience
  • Established organization committed to quality and patient experience
  • Growth through training, professional development, and company-sponsored CE
  • Great clinical and administrative teams
  • High-end compensation in the industry, guaranteed base plus percentage production
  • Large, diverse patient base of all payor types
  • Provide general, specialty and orthodontic services in all offices
  • Geographic diversity throughout Southern California
  • Digital state-of-the art practice management system, instruments, and equipment

What We Are Looking for in a General Dentist Focused on Pediatrics (GP Pedo)

  • A professional wishing to treat children primarily
  • A professional who is passionate about providing excellent care
  • A professional who wants to be part of a team focused on delivering a great patient experience and helping others
  • A professional with an excellent and cheerful chairside demeanor
  • A professional who wants to be excellent and productive in service to patients
  • A professional willing to work full-time or part-time

Your Qualifications

  • DDS/DMD degree
  • Active California State Dental Board license
  • Nitrous Sedation Certification
  • Active Malpractice Insurance
  • DEA, CPR and NPI are required
  • Oral Conscious Sedation Certification preferred but not mandatory

Your Responsibilities Include

  • Great interaction with patients to promote trust and the optimal patient experience
  • Collaborating with an entire office team to promote trust, connection and relationship with patients and one-another
  • Understanding how PPO, HMO, and other dental plans work to optimize patient benefits
  • Proactively addressing patient concerns and providing insight and comfort to patients regarding their dental treatment

Support We Provide to Our Doctors

  • Beautiful, state-of-the-art offices equipped with modern systems, equipment and supplies
  • Full back-office support by Specialty Managers, Specialty Assistants, Floor Supervisors, RDAs, DAs, X-Ray Techs and Sterilization Clerks
  • Excellent, high-caliber instruments
  • Reliable, quality supplies from the most reputable, dependable companies
  • Regulatory and facility compliance
  • Steady flow of patients of all payor types

Who And Where We Are

For more than 30 years, West Coast Dental has served Southern California with a commitment to high quality general and specialty dental and orthodontic care and a great patient experience for every patient.

West Coast Dental, including its affiliate Magicland Children’s Dental, represents a dynamic fast-growing group of over 45 dental offices—in greater Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Northern San Diego—that offer the full range of general and specialty care, including orthodontics, to patients of all kinds—private, PPO, Medi-Cal, and HMO.

We are expanding throughout our markets and expect significant growth and opportunities for all our clinical partners.

Benefits We Offer

  • Medical insurance programs
  • Vision insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care)
  • Dental benefit
  • Supplemental insurance for life, disability, critical illness, cancer, gap, and accident
  • Continuing education, including company-sponsored programs
  • Advancement opportunities
  • 401k participation

Key Responsibilities

Provide general dental care primarily to children, building trust and helping patients feel comfortable about their treatment. Collaborate with the office team, address patient concerns, and understand dental plans to help optimize patient benefits.

Requirements

Requires a DDS or DMD, an active California dental license, nitrous sedation certification, active malpractice insurance, and DEA, CPR, and NPI credentials. Oral conscious sedation certification is preferred but not mandatory; candidates should be passionate about excellent patient care and available for full-time or part-time work.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Pediatric DentistryGeneral DentistryPatient CommunicationChairside MannerTreatment PlanningDental Insurance KnowledgePPO PlansHMO PlansTeam CollaborationDental Practice Management

Pediatrics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$300k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $271k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Dentist market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$271k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in California589 active5,778 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-onCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 4% offer loan repayment589 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pediatrics listings1,222 in the last 30 days752 the 30 days before (+63%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Dentist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,154 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About West Coast Dental Services

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Benefit
Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care)
Supplemental Insurance (Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Cancer, Gap, Accident)
Continuing Education (Company-Sponsored)
Advancement Opportunities
401k Participation

Living in Santa Fe Springs

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$775k≈ 3.9× annual pay
Median resident rent
$2,033/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
34 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.