What is a
Pediatric Dentist (Pedodontist)?

In the same way that pediatricians are trained to meet a child's medical needs, our pediatric dental specialists are uniquely qualified to protect your child's oral health, using the most advanced techniques...and all in our delightfully friendly  open treatment area.

Pediatric dentists have an additional two to three years of training at university pediatric facilities in addition to four year of dental school and four years of college study.  Some pediatric dentists practice general dentistry before specializing, giving them a unique perspective.  They learn how to deal with the behavioral aspects of children, how to make them feel comfortable, and to make the experience pleasant.  Also, they are trained and qualified to treat special needs patients.

Pediatric dentists want to see and examine your child at age one year old so that we can help and educate parents in proper preventive dental habits to reduce your child's tooth decay rate by up to 50%. Unfortunately, the majority of general dentists do not want to examine your child until they are at least 3 years old and often times already have tooth decay.

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