Pediatric Hospital Dentistry

If your child cannot receive safe and effective dental care in a traditional dental office, our practice offers gentle and effective dental care to infants, children, and adolescents in the nurturing environment of a local hospital or surgical center. Through hospital dentistry, you can eliminate the struggles and trauma that can lead to a lifetime fear of dental treatment for your child.

Is hospital dentistry right for my child?

Pediatric hospital dentistry services are ideal for:

• Physically, emotionally, or developmentally challenged children who are unable to hold still for dental treatment
• Children with complex medical conditions that make it unsafe to receive dental care in an office situation
• Children who have large treatment plans that would require multiple visits of cooperative dentistry.
• Pre-cooperative children (children under 3 years old)
• Children with extensive decay, pain, and/or the presence of dental infections surrounding teeth.

For these situations, the use of general anesthesia may be the best option for your family.

General Anesthesia

General anesthesia will put your child into a deep sleep. He or she will be unable to feel pain or move around. General anesthesia is provided by an anesthesia team so your dentist can concentrate on your child’s dental care. These professionals are trained to deliver medication, monitor your child during the procedure, and handle any complications that may occur.

To prepare your child for general anesthesia, follow the guidelines given to you by the doctor/facility regarding food and fluid intake before and after the procedure. Discuss the procedure with your child using simple terms that he or she can understand. Let your child rest quietly at home after the procedure. He or she will probably be ready to resume their normal schedule the next day.