Specializing in Pediatric Dentistry
Let our friendly and patient pediatric staff members provide quality dental care to your child!
What is Pediatric Dentistry?
Pediatric Dentistry is a recognized specialty of the American Dental Association. A two year full-time residency is required after dental school. A pediatric dentist has specialized training in dental growth and development, behavior management, conscious sedation and special needs children.
Some of our goals are:
•To try to make each visit a positive experience
•To emphasize prevention and establishing good dental habits for life.
•To stress communication so patients and parents are kept informed of treatment and administrative needs.
THE FIRST DENTAL VISIT
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends the first dental visit between one and two years of age. On the young child, the first visit is usually done off the parents lap.
On the first visit we will evaluate:
• Oral hygiene.
• Dental development and alignment.
• Soft tissue/oral cancer screen.
• Cavity check.
• Parental education with the emphasis on prevention.
When the young child is able to sit in the dental chair by themselves we will clean his or her teeth, apply professional strength fluoride and take cavity detecting x-rays. Children are generally four or five before they are ready for cleanings.
It is important to see children from a young age to monitor oral health and help prevent dental problems before they happen!
Facility
We are proud to provide a state-of-the-art facility for the highest quality dental care available. It is one of our top priorities to protect the well-being of our valued patients. For this reason, our office meets and surpasses all OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and CDC (Center for Disease Control) standards. We are confident that you will feel right at home in our office as we welcome all patients as if they were family.
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Appointments
If you would like to make an appointment, please contact Ann Marie or Colleen
by phone or e-mail. Our office facilitates communication calls, emergency calls, and appointments are available and welcome, especially for new patients seeking help.
Financial
We are providers for many different dental insurances!
We will be happy to submit all insurance forms for you in order to help you recover the most from your benefits. We will do everything we can to help you afford the treatment you need and want. For patients who require major work, a complete payment plan is designed with an appropriate payment schedule. Forms of payment accepted by the office are check, cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Care Credit financing available (often interest free).
Cancellations
If you are unable to keep an appointment, we ask that you kindly provide us with at least 48 hours notice. We ask for this advance notice so that we can offer this appointment to another patient.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you
for choosing our practice for your childrens dental care.
