Pediatric dentistry is an age-related specialty that provides comprehensive oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs.  Children should establish a dental home with a dentist by age 1.

Services provided include:  

• Infant oral health exams and risk assessment for cavities
• Preventive dental care including cleaning, fluoride treatments, sealants, x-rays, proper oral hygiene instructions as well as nutrition and diet recommendations
• Habit counseling – pacifier, thumb sucking and nail biting
• Early assessment and treatment/referral for straightening teeth and correcting an improper bite (orthodontics)
• Repair of tooth cavities or defects
  
  • including evaluation for behavior management techniques such as nitrous oxide (laughing gas), minimal sedation, or treatment under general anesthesia
• Care for dental injuries – fractured, displaced or knocked-out teeth
• Treatment at The Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters (CHKD) under general anesthesia