Pediatric Dental Assistant

• Company: Dentistry for Kids 
• Location: South Meadows – Reno, NV
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Pay Rate: $17.00 -$19.00 per hour
  Shift hours 7:30 am to 5:00 pm

Are you passionate, energetic, and eager to break into the dental field? We are ready to fully train the right high-energy candidate who loves working with children! Whether you are a customer service superstar looking for a career change or a recent graduate, Dentistry for Kids is a great place to start your career in dentistry.

Based in the heart of South Meadows in Reno, our office is committed to excellence and providing children with the highest quality of care in a warm, nurturing environment. Our number one goal is to ensure that both you and your child are comfortable during each visit.

Using state-of-the-art equipment and highly skilled caregivers, we focus on preventive dentistry and dental maintenance for children, young adults, and children with special needs. We teach children the proper way to care for their teeth and show them that going to the dentist can be safe, rewarding, and fun!

You’ll work side-by-side with exceptional, pediatric-focused doctors who love kids:

• Dr. Blake Wilde (ABO Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist): Raised near San Diego, Dr. Wilde completed his DDS at Ohio State University and a two-year pediatric specialty residency in Arizona. A Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and member of the ADA and AAPD, Dr. Wilde loves making dental visits fun. Outside the office, he and his wife, Brooke, enjoy raising their five children in Reno, hiking, swimming at Lake Tahoe, skiing at Mt. Rose, painting, and biking!
  "I love what I do. Working with the kids is refreshing and fun; they keep me entertained and always make me laugh. I think I have the best job in the world." — Dr. Blake Wilde
  
  
  
• Dr. Grace Chen: Originally from Toronto, Canada, Dr. Grace earned her DDS at the University of Toronto, completed a General Practice Residency at Jacobi Medical Center (a Level-1 trauma center in the Bronx), and earned her specialty certificate in pediatric dentistry at BronxCare Health Systems in NY. A member of the AAPD, ADA, and CSPD, Dr. Grace is passionate about helping kids build healthy lifelong habits. Outside the office, she enjoys hiking, surfing, and traveling!

• →Pediatric Chairside Assisting: Learn to provide efficient four-handed chairside assistance to our pediatric dentists during clinical and preventive procedures.
• →Patient Comfort & Anxiety Relief: Greet children and parents with high energy, using kid-friendly techniques to ease anxieties, put children at ease, and make visits fun.
• →Clinic Operations & Sterilization: Prepare, sterilize, and turn over treatment rooms while strictly following CDC, OSHA, and ADA infection control protocols.
• →Team Collaboration: Work hand-in-hand with clinical and front office teams to maintain a smooth, cheerful daily patient flow.

• Experience: No prior dental assisting experience required! Customer service experience, retail background, or 1 year of dental assisting experience are all welcome—we will provide full clinical training!
• Communication Skills: Warm, enthusiastic, and patient-focused communication skills with a natural ability to connect with kids and families.
• Mindset: A strong work ethic, a collaborative team-first attitude, a love for learning, and a passion for helping children.
• Safety & Compliance: This position is safety-sensitive; successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen is required.

If you’re ready to make a real difference and help us create a world of confident, healthy smiles—one child at a time—we want to meet you!

This is a safety-sensitive role and requires passing a drug screen. We follow CDC, OSHA, and ADA guidelines to ensure a safe environment.

Dentistry for Kinds is a proud affiliate of Bluetree Dental, an organization dedicated to changing lives and dentistry. With partners across multiple states, Bluetree focuses on pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, and general dentistry.

Bluetree's Mission and Vision:

• Mission: To give people something to smile about, today, and tomorrow.
• Vision: Changing lives, changing dentistry.

Core Values That Guide Us:

• Caring: Prioritize the needs of patients, team members, and practices.
• Creative: Foster innovation and explore better ways to enhance dental care.
• Credible: Build trust through experience, education, authenticity, and unwavering commitment.
• Commitment: Stay dedicated to our values, mission, and vision.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, marital or veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other status protected by law.