New Patients

A pediatric dentist specializes in treating infants, children, teens, and special-needs adults. Pediatric dentists spend at least two additional years of training after dental school focusing on treatment of these special patients.

Infants, very young children, pre-teens, and teenagers each require unique treatment approaches and each have different developmental needs. One of a pediatric dentists’ most important skills is the ability to speak to children and teach them how to cope with dental care.