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08/23/2025

We are hiring for a new dental assistant! Come join our team as we near our return to Lahaina! More information below

Pay: $18.00 - $27.00 per hour

Job Summary
Our dental office is looking for a talented individual to join our team. We are currently recovering from the fire (our office was burned down) and temporarily working in offices in Kihei and Maui Lani. We will be rebuilding the office in Lahaina Gateway and hope to open up around November 2025. Our goal is to help take care of our patients and support our team.

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Dental Assistant to join our dynamic dental team. The ideal candidate will have experience in a dental clinic environment and possess a strong understanding of dental terminology and procedures. This role involves assisting the dentist during various procedures, ensuring patient comfort, and maintaining a clean and organized workspace. A commitment to providing exceptional patient care is essential.

Responsibilities

-Assist the dentist during examinations and various dental procedures using four-handed dentistry techniques.
-Prepare and sterilize instruments and equipment following aseptic techniques to ensure a safe environment for patients.
-Take and develop X-rays as needed, adhering to safety protocols.
-Maintain accurate patient records using dental software systems such as Curve.
-Manage patient flow and assist with scheduling appointments, acting as a dental receptionist when necessary.
-Provide support by ensuring that patients feel comfortable and informed during their visits.
-Educate patients on oral hygiene practices and post-treatment care instructions.
-Ensure that the dental clinic is clean, organized, and compliant with health regulations.

Qualifications

-Previous experience as a Dental Assistant in a clinical setting is preferred (pay range will reflect experience of candidate).
-Proficiency in dental terminology and familiarity with four-handed dentistry techniques.
-Knowledge of aseptic techniques and infection control protocols.
-Experience with dental software systems, particularly Curve, is a plus.
-Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients of all ages.
-Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment while maintaining professionalism under pressure.
-Certification in Dental Assisting or relevant qualifications are advantageous but not required.
-Join our team and contribute to creating positive experiences for our patients while advancing your career in the field of dentistry!

*Our office is currently open Mondays (Kihei), Thursdays (Maui Lani) and Saturdays (Kihei). The workday is from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm currently and when we reopen in Lahaina it will be until 5 pm.

We are looking for a full time team member to work the Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. There will be remote training and work to be done on other week days to help get to full time hours. When we get into the new office in Lahaina, we will no longer work Saturdays and will be open Monday to Friday. Benefits will be made available to employees who work full time. It is important that applicants will be able to continue working in Lahaina when we open back up on the West Side.

*For candidates with significant dental experience that are able to work in Lahaina when we open the new office, we will consider a flexible work schedule with the in office required days during our transitional time in Kihei and Maui Lani

Benefits:
401(k)
Employee discount
Health insurance
Paid time off
Work Location: In person

02/22/2024

All of us at Lahaina Smiles Dental are happy and excited to announce that we have found a new home and will be returning to Lahaina for our future office!

Our upcoming location will be at the Lahaina Gateway Center, situated on the highway side of Ace Hardware. While there is a lot of work to be done with construction and preparing the space, our goal is to be back in Lahaina to continue serving our
community as soon as sometime in 2025.

In the meantime, we will continue to be available at Kihei on Saturdays and Mondays, and Maui Lani on Thursdays. During this transitional period, we want to express our gratitude for your continued patience and understanding. Your support has meant the
world to us, and we truly appreciate the efforts everyone has made to come out to us at our temporary offices.

We are incredibly excited about our future return to Lahaina as we all continue the journey of rebuilding our beloved community. Our Lahaina town has been through unprecedented loss and heartbreak but our community’s strength, resilience and
support continue to help us through these challenging times. We look forward to the day we can welcome you back to our new Lahaina location.

Aloha from Dr. Barba, Dr. Kadohiro and Lahaina Smiles Dental team

01/18/2024

Aloha and Happy New Year! We would like to write this message to everyone as we enter 2024. We want to assure you that although our original office building has burned down in the wake of the tragic August 8th 2023 Lahaina Fire, Dr. Kadohiro, Dr. Barba and our team are still here and ready to help you with any dental needs. We know so many people’s lives and routines on Maui have been completely uprooted but we are here for you to provide continuing care for your smile and overall health.

Lahaina Smiles Dental is currently open and we are working out of 2 dental offices in Maui Lani and Kihei 3 days a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

We welcome and encourage you to reach out to us at our same phone number 808-667-7711 to schedule an appointment for a cleaning, routine check up, complete needed treatment, or address any dental problems or concerns you may have. Our office and phone lines are open during Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. If we are unable to answer the phone at the moment, please leave us a voice or text message at any day or time and we will respond back as quickly as possible.

While we are still devastated at the loss and destruction Lahaina and its people have experienced, we are also so amazed and incredibly thankful for the support from our community, dental colleagues and our own amazing dental team. We are Lahaina Strong, we are Maui Strong and one day we will be back in a new Lahaina dental office again. We are committed to your health and grateful we can continue to work in providing you the very best care you deserve. Please call or text us today! Mahalo!

10/09/2023

Aloha! As many of you know, our dental office has been tragically destroyed in the Lahaina fire. Our dedicated team, however, is still here and we are committed to serving you for the many years to come. We are working on rebuilding our office but in the meantime, we will be providing our services at two temporary locations:

Just Keiki
141 Maa St., Kahului
Open on Thursdays

Smiles with Aloha
1280 S Kihei Rd, #209
Open on Mondays and Saturdays

Please reach us at our normal number of 808-667-7711 to get an appointment. The office space may be unfamiliar, but you will still see our team, Dr. Kadohiro and Dr. Barba. Please call us when you are ready to get your next appointment scheduled. We can’t wait to see you again soon!

Sincerely,

Lahaina Smiles Dental Team

08/14/2023

Aloha,

Our hearts go out to our Lahaina community who has suffered and continues to suffer during this tragedy. We know that for a lot of us we are devastated dealing with tragedy and are left trying to pick up the pieces. Many of us lost everything and even worse had our loved ones taken away from us. We love our Lahaina Ohana! Dr. Barba, Dr. Kadohiro, and the team of Lahaina Smiles Dental have felt privileged to help take care of the dental needs of our community here over the years.

To those of you who reached out to us, asking how our office is doing, thank you for your aloha and kind thoughts. Our office was destroyed in the fire. While our team is struggling and several of us have lost our homes, our team is safe. We are working on ways that we can best help out during this difficult time.

Our message to our patients is that we want to ensure that your dental needs will be taken care of. Please continue to let us know if you have any emergencies and we will help coordinate your care. We are currently working with other dentists on island to make sure that your dental needs are taken care of for the time being. We will identify spaces we can work out of to continue to provide you care and will be back when we rebuild!

We hope you and your ohana are safe!

Steve Barba, Glenn Kadohiro and the team at Lahaina Smiles Dental

05/28/2022

Lahaina Smiles Dental is a well-equipped clinic with a great team that is focused on delivering the best possible patient care! We provide a motivating, collaborative, friendly, and all-inclusive working environment that is clean, spacious, and inspires our employees to strive for excellence and innovation.

Job Role & Summary:

A Dental Treatment Coordinator is an individual who works for a dental office to ensure that the patient’s treatment plan is going well in the schedule as required by the dentists. They are mainly responsible for the patient’s aftercare being seen by one of our dentists or in preparation for a new one.

Responsibilities:
Consults and coordinates with the dentists in creating and ensuring the patient’s treatment are well within the necessary measures
Schedules and creates appointments for patients to join in; on an instance of missed appointments, reschedules the patient for another one up until the end of the treatment
Coordinates with the clinical or dental staff in guaranteeing that the patients are not having any conflict in schedules or any unnecessary concerns that may hinder the operations
Assists the patient or the patient’s family in ensuring that the patient can and will provide the required financial arrangements when it comes to the overall treatment
Collects copayments when necessary
Making sure that the patient or responsible party is aware of the treatment plan including costs
Verify Insurance Plans/Benefits
Explains benefits to patients
Entertains the patient’s queries and concerns when it comes to the treatment and the process
Review claims with insurance companies
Manages the essential paperwork for the treatment such as exit forms, policy forms, and other documents
Ensures that the patient’s records and other paperwork are secured in accordance with the medical privacy laws within the local, county, or state policies
Prepare daily deposits/month end statements

Skills:
Must be proficient in communicating in both written and verbal manners, with strong interpersonal and customer service skills
Should be extremely attentive to details no matter how massive or minute, ensuring that any concerns are answered and entertained
Must be capable of leading and supporting a team of various political, educational, and cultural backgrounds, gender, and age
Should be knowledgeable in utilizing basic computer applications for the office, such as Word, Excel, and some others. Experience with dental software preferred

Qualifications:

Should have at least a High School diploma or a General Education Development diploma
Must have at least one year of experience working within the industry
Having thorough knowledge of the dental terminologies and jargons are preferred

Benefits:
Health & Dental Coverage
Paid Time Off
Competitive Pay

Our office is located in Lahaina and is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The workday is from 7:30 am to 5:30/6 pm. Once a month there is a paid 3 hour meeting on a Wednesday.

10/29/2021

Don’t forget to get your votes in for our yearly pumpkin contest! Voting will end November 12 so come on in and vote on which pumpkin you like best!

Do you have dentures and are looking for something more lifelike? Our new dentures use digital technology to give great ...
07/01/2021

Do you have dentures and are looking for something more lifelike? Our new dentures use digital technology to give great esthetics. If you have an existing denture that is old but fits great, bring it in and we will use our technology to replicate it to give it a nice refresh! Call 808-667-7711 to see how we can help you feel great about your smile!

Lahaina Smiles Dental is now offering Laser Treatments! Dental lasers can be used to treat gum disease by removing the i...
04/14/2021

Lahaina Smiles Dental is now offering Laser Treatments! Dental lasers can be used to treat gum disease by removing the inflamed tissue and bacteria. When booking your next appointment, ask how you might benefit from the use of our laser! Unfortunately the sharks are on back order...

04/06/2021

Lahaina Smiles Dental is a well-equipped clinic with a great team that is focused on delivering the best possible patient care! We provide a motivating, collaborative, friendly, and all-inclusive working environment that is clean, spacious, and inspires our employees to strive for excellence and innovation.

Job Role & Summary:

A Dental Treatment Coordinator is an individual who works for a dental office to ensure that the patient’s treatment plan is going well in the schedule as required by the dentists. They are mainly responsible for the patient’s aftercare being seen by one of our dentists or in preparation for a new one.

Responsibilities:
• Consults and coordinates with the dentists in creating and ensuring the patient’s treatment are well within the necessary measures
• Schedules and creates appointments for patients to join in; on an instance of missed appointments, reschedules the patient for another one up until the end of the treatment
• Coordinates with the clinical or dental staff in guaranteeing that the patients are not having any conflict in schedules or any unnecessary concerns that may hinder the operations
• Assists the patient or the patient’s family in ensuring that the patient can and will provide the required financial arrangements when it comes to the overall treatment
o Collects copayments when necessary
• Verify Insurance Plans/Benefits
o Explains benefits to patients
o Entertains the patient’s queries and concerns when it comes to the treatment and the process
• Review claims with insurance companies
• Manages the essential paperwork for the treatment such as exit forms, policy forms, and other documents
• Ensures that the patient’s records and other paperwork are secured in accordance with the medical privacy laws within the local, county, or state policies
• Prepare daily deposits/month end statements

Skills:
• Must be proficient in communicating in both written and verbal manners, with strong interpersonal and customer service skills
• Should be extremely attentive to details no matter how massive or minute, ensuring that any concerns are answered and entertained
• Must be capable of leading and supporting a team of various political, educational, and cultural backgrounds, gender, and age
• Should be knowledgeable in utilizing basic computer applications for the office, such as Word, Excel, and some others. Experience with dental software preferred

Qualifications:

• Should have at least a High School diploma or a General Education Development diploma
• Must have at least one year of experience working within the dental industry
• Having thorough knowledge of the dental terminologies and jargons are preferred

Benefits:
• Health & Dental Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Competitive Pay

Our office is located in Lahaina and is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The workday is from 7:30 am to 5:30/6 pm. Once a month there is a paid 3 hour meeting on a Wednesday.

Address

325 Keawe Street Space A 101 B
Lahaina, HI
96761

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Saturday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+18086677711

Website

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