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Langhorne, Pennsylvania

Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (Pediatrics)

DentalNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$25-$30/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Job Description

About Us

At The Smilist, we aim to provide high quality dental care in a warm, welcoming, and professional environment. Our team is dedicated to making lives better one smile at a time. We are currently seeking a reliable, friendly, and motivated Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (Pediatrics) to join our growing practice and contribute to our mission of excellent dental care.

Key Responsibilities

Keep patients focused on optimal treatment while attending their individual concerns and promoting the good qualities of their doctor

Maintain a clean, sterile, and cheerful environment where your patient feels comfortable; prepare patients for treatment, and assist the doctors - thereby enabling them to provide efficient quality dental treatment

  • Escort patients to and from the front desk
  • Prepare tray setups for dental procedures and maintain adequate supply levels in each operatory, ordering and replenishing as needed
  • Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

  • Proven experience as a Dental Assistant
  • Must have a PA x-ray license
  • EFDA license required
  • Prior experience with pediatrics strongly desired
  • Knowledge of dental instruments, equipment, and procedures
  • Prior Dentrix experience preferred, but not required
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work well in a team and handle multiple tasks efficiently
  • Attention to detail and a positive attitude

What We Offer

Competitive Compensation

  • Benefits package - health, dental, vision insurance, and more!
  • Opportunity for professional growth and continuing education
  • A chance to make a real impact on the health and well-being of our patients

Position Details

  • Schedule: Full Time - Monday through Thursday - no weekends!
  • Salary Range: $25.00-$30.00/hour
  • Location: Langhorne, PA

The Smilist Dental provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Dental assistingPediatric dentistrySterilizationPatient preparationTeamworkMultitasking

Pediatrics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $59k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (Pediatrics) at Smilist a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dental Assistant — ranked against 342 active Dental Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Pediatrics Jobs

4 matches · ranked by pay
#1

Certified Pediatric Dental Assistant

Kids Teeth – Dr. Mike and Dr. Will · Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

$26-$30/hr
#2

Dental Assistant - Pediatrics

STRIDE Community Health Center · Aurora, Colorado

$22.62-$26.5/hr
#3

Pediatric Dental Assistant

$20-$24/hr
#4

Pediatric Dental Assistant III

$21.51 hourly
+ 2 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Dental Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 342 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Langhorne

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$519k
Typical market rent
$2,511/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Smilist

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Great Neck, NY
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Professional Growth
Continuing Education