Pediatric Dentist
Listed compensation
$450K - $600K
Listing transparency2 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Are you a caring, driven Pediatric Dentist with a passion for helping kids smile brighter? Join our growing Lumio family! We’re looking for someone who loves working with children, places patients over profits, and provides the community with exceptional and convenient dental care.
Our Ideal Pediatric Dentist
YOU! Whether you’re an experienced clinician or a new or recent graduate, Lumio has a place for you to shine! We'll tailor your experience to your goals.
- Bright Smiles, Brighter Futures - Our Culture is like no other!
- An opportunity to do what you love - complete comprehensive full mouth examinations that will allow you to diagnose and treat patients.
- Build rapport with patients - discuss treatment planning options and provide patient education.
Treat oral health needs & provide direct care for patients - offer same-day and scheduled treatment to fit patients’ needs and schedules.
Team collaboration and patient-focused - partner with your Office Manager, Patient Coordinators, Dental Assistants & EFDA to ensure optimal patient experience.
Competitive Salary & More
Patient flow! You will have the opportunity to treat established patients and new patients.
Our #LumioCares initiative allows our team to give back locally in the community as well as internationally. Take part in creating smiles around the world!
Full-time Associates are eligible for benefits including medical, vision, dental, 401k, malpractice insurance, monthly gym reimbursement, quarterly massage, and more!
Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive full mouth examinations to diagnose and treat oral health needs for pediatric patients. Collaborate with the dental team to provide patient education and ensure an optimal patient experience.
Requirements
The position is open to both experienced clinicians and recent graduates. Candidates must be caring, driven, and passionate about providing dental care to children.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Dentist at Lumio Dental a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pediatrics (Dental) — ranked against 307 active Pediatrics (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pediatrics Career Context
Lumio Dental holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 54 active listings.
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$525k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $578k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Springfield
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $238k
- Typical market rent
- $1,200/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.6
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Springfield, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.