Pediatric Dentist

Position Overview

We are seeking a Pediatric Dentist to join our team at Nemours Children’s Health, Kingswood in Delaware. This role involves providing comprehensive dental care for pediatric patients, with the opportunity to contribute to academic and research initiatives and mentor residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality pediatric dental care, including outpatient dental care and emergency department on-call services.
• Support dental outreach, research, and scholarly activities within the Division of Dentistry.
• Provide on-call emergency care management education to pediatric dental residents.
• Possible additional future opportunity to provide clinical education instruction in the outpatient setting to pediatric dental residents.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a CODA-accredited residency program in Pediatric Dentistry.
• Board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, or intent to complete board certification within 3 years of employment.
• Eligible for a standard dental license to practice in the State of Delaware.
• Preference for candidates with hospital training, at least 1 year of pediatric dentistry practice at the time of employment start, and experience treating children with medical complexity.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships. Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive. Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.