Dentist - Healthy Kids Dental Program

Dentist Opportunity - Healthy Kids Dental Program

Join to apply for the Dentist Opportunity - Healthy Kids Dental Program role is Children’s Hospital.

St. Louis Children's Hospital and Healthy Kids Express Dental Program is seeking a Community Outreach Dentist to join our growing team. BJC Childrens Hospital Healthy Kids Program serves thousands of patients every day across the St. Louis area. Healthy Kids Express has expanded over the years to include several vans which focus on specific needs including asthma education and care, dental care and treatment, and preventative screenings.

• M-F 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (first patient scheduled at 9 a.m.)
• Typically 4 days out servicing community and 1 office day
• Visit one site per day; 40-50 different sites per year
• See ages 3 to 21
• Occasional weekend and evening events March through October

• 2 Dental Assts per Dentist
• Van Driver
• Administrative Assistant (oversees scheduling/answers phones) based at office
• Community Health Workers

For questions and further details, please reach out to Amy Taylor lor

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Diagnose, prevent and treat problems with teeth or mouth tissue. This role must have a Pediatric Dentistry certificate from an accredited program in the U.S. or Canada and be eligible to be certified for a specialty license for pediatric dentistry.

• Observes, evaluates, and applies knowledge of dental skills to provide optimal patient care. Diagnoses and renders appropriate dental care to patients. Fulfills dental consulting requests.
• Records all procedures and pertinent information in patients record.
• Trains, supervises and evaluates the work of clinic staff.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with superiors, associates, representatives of public agencies and organizations, and private health care providers.
• Educates individuals and their families regarding dental health hygiene.

• Doctorate
• DDS/DMD from accredited dental school

• No Experience

• American Dental Association
• Licensed Dentist in Missouri
• Peds Dentistry Board eligible/cert

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance
  * paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Equal Opportunity Employer