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Rave for Pediatric Dentist in Bethesda
I found out about this dental practice on Google so I was a bit apprehensive since I didn't have a personal referral. However, it's close to where we live and they are a participating provider with Delta Dental so I thought I would give it a shot.
It's in downtown Bethesda and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that they have a parking lot that had plenty of spaces. You can park behind the building and walk in the back door. Their office is right inside the door so it wasn't far for DD to walk. The waiting room is very nice and clean. They have a TV with cartoons playing for the kids as well as toys, books, and a large fish tank. For the older kids they have a flat screen TV with an X-box. The exam rooms were very clean and they had a TV on the ceiling playing cartoons for the kids when they layed down in the chair. The staff was very nice and I really liked the doctor. We saw Dr. Lopez and I felt that he spent plenty of time with us and answered all of our questions. He was also really good with DD. When the kids leave, there's a treasure chest full of little toys and they get to pick one.
They offer both pediatric dentistry and orthodontics. Also, they don't schedule appointments on Wednesdays or Fridays since that's when they schedule surgeries at the hospitals. So, I like that their doctors could potentially handle any issue that DD may have since they have hospital privileges.
Here's their website:
https://bethesdadentalspecialties.com/
Anyway, I'm really happy that it seems like we've found a good dentist for the kids. And, the best part is that the dentist told me not to worry about DD's thumb sucking. He said it only becomes an issue if she is doing it after her adult teeth come in (around age 5). Even though her teeth are pushed out now, he said that the pallet can correct itself somewhat when they stop and when their adult teeth come in. So, I was relieved to hear that because the thought of trying to get her to stop was stressing me out since it's such a comfort to her.
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Re: Rave for Pediatric Dentist in Bethesda
Related question: When are you supposed to start taking kids to the dentist?
I've heard around age 3. However, since my company pays the full premium for dental insurance, I put DD on my when she was 1. As far as the appointment today, I wanted to meet the dentist specifically to talk about her thumb sucking because her front teeth are sticking out. My pediatrician had recommended that I try to get her to stop thumb sucking around 6 months but I felt like that might be an impossible task. So, I wanted to see whether the dentist thought it was going to cause permanent damage or whether I could just let her be. So based on the dentist's recommendation, I'm not going to stress about it until she gets older.
All he did was talk to me, look at her teeth, and give her a flouride treatment. So, he didn't do that much at this age. However, he said it's good for them to come in when they are young so they get used to it but I'm never sure how much they really remember.