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

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 comprehensive general and pediatric dental services while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure a positive patient experience. Responsibilities include managing patient treatment plans, addressing concerns, and optimizing dental benefits for a diverse patient base.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DDS or DMD degree and an active California State Dental Board license. Additional requirements include Nitrous Sedation certification, active malpractice insurance, DEA registration, CPR certification, and an NPI number.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Pediatric dentistryGeneral dentistryPatient careClinical dentistryTreatment planningPatient communicationDental 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
Work-life score4.8 / 10 · above average in dentistranked against 3,154 Dentist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$271k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Dentist listings in California589 active5,775 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia healthcare professional listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 4% offer loan repayment589 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,154 Dentist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pediatrics Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

5 jobs · 4 employers
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<$315k
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$315k-370k
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$400k
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$425k-480k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

6 jobs · 4 employers
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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Dentist: Pediatric Exp. Req. - New York (Upstate) - Top Rated Comp. PlanContract

PDS Management Services · Plattsburgh, New York

$475k
#2

Pediatric Dentist

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$230k-$461k
#3

General Dentist- Focused on Pediatrics

$200k-$400k
#4

Pediatric Dentist

$1,200+/day
+ 4 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 60% 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 Administrative Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Los Angeles, California
201-500 employees

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)
401k Participation
Advancement Opportunities

Living in Ontario

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$643k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,580/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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