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Dentistry Associated Programs Conditions & Treatments Meet Our Team Locations Resources for Families Research Contact Information Request an Apppointment     Email This Page Print This Page           Dentistry The Division of Pediatric Dentistry provides high-quality preventive, comprehensive, and emergency dental care to healthy infants, children, and adolescents as well as patients with more complex medical and/or dental conditions. These include children who are medically fragile or compromised, physically or mentally handicapped, or technology-dependent, as well as patients who have sustained trauma or who have maxillofacial (affecting the jaws or face) anomalies or dental behavior management problems. Specialists in Children The team of pediatric dentists, who see more than 10,000 patients each year, includes experienced and sensitive experts who are specially trained in the developmental, behavioral, and treatment needs of infants, children, and adolescents. Whether a patient needs individualized preventive dental care or treatments which integrate complex medical, developmental, behavioral, and restorative solutions, the department’s team of hospital-based pediatric dentists are uniquely qualified to guide a child through a lifetime of optimal oral health. Access to Specialists Children's dental specialists are experts in routine evaluation, early diagnosis, specialty consultation, coordination of complex dental treatments, and the unique dental problems associated with inherited disorders or underlying medical or developmental conditions. If needed, they have access to a wide range of specialists in gum health, supporting bony structures, the alignment of teeth, or other oral specialties. The department accepts new patients that are 10 years old or younger, special health need patients that are 14 years old or younger, and new patients older than 14 on a limited basis and only after consultation with a dentist. Orthodontics treatments Pediatric Dentistry also offers orthodontic treatment for patients of all ages, including those with maxillofacial anomalies. The team’s orthodontists are well-versed in restoring function and esthetics for a wide range of malocclusion (irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws) or orthodontic problems, and are experts in pinpointing what treatments are needed and when, in order to minimize the time spent in braces or other corrective devices. Back to Top