339 Hancock Street, North Quincy, MA 02171 | Serving Quincy, Dorchester, and the South Shore
DMD, FAGD, FICOI, PC
Dentistry for Kids
Preventative Care
When it comes to our younger patients we believe in the old adage of "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". Earlier and routine dental visits for children helps prevent dental disease with children often being cavity free as adults. We teach our patients effective brushing and flossing habits and provide nutrition tips.
Holistic
We encourage good oral hygiene habits and help you develop a home care plan that works for your child. Many of our patients choose a flouride free home dentifrice product for their children and elect not to do in office flouride treatment as well. Many of our products we use to restore teeth are carefully selected keeping in mind optimal biocompatibility. We are proud to be mercury free and latex free. We are also certified to handle amalgam mercury filling removal, please ask us about our safe amalgam removal technique.
My child's first dental visit
When scheduling please let us know if this is the first time at the dentist. We do our best to make it a great experience and set the foundation for great dental health. We also have a prize box for our pediatric patients.
For cleaning appointments/6 month visits we do the following:
•Prophylaxis
•Oral evaluation and screening
•X-rays if needed
•Nurtitional counseling
•Home care instruction
•Orthodontic evaluation
Athletic sports guards
More children are involved in sports than ever before. Whether they are involved with playing pickup ball at the local YMCA or due to the increase in youth participation in organized or club sports, our youth have a daily routine with sports. The ADA reports that an athlete is "60 times" more vulnerable to oral injury when not wearing a guard. It is not just teeth a sports athletic guard is protecting. did you know that you can also sustain "jawbone" mandible or maxillary injuries or lacerations to the lips, cheek, and soft tissue? Properly fitted mouth guards may also reduce the occurence and or depth of concussions.
We all know that hockey, boxing, and football require guards. But other sports, such as basketball, skateboarding and bicycling are right up there with oral related injuries since the participants aren't wearing mouth protective gear during practice and games.
According to the ADA here are other sports for which a mouthguard is helpful:
1. Acrobatics
2. Baseball/Softball
3. Basketball
4. Bicylcing
5. Boxing
6. Equestrian sports
7. Extreme sports
8. Field Hockey
9. Gymnastics
10. Handball
11. Inline skating
12. Lacross
13. Martial arts
14. Raquetball
15. Rugby
16. Skateboarding
17. Skiing
18. Soccer
19. Squash
20. Volleyball
21. Weight lifting
22. Wrestling
Orthodontics
We are a certified Invisalign® provider for children and teens. Call our office to set up a complimentary consultation.
Emergency Treatment
Please call us if your child has an urgent dental need. Messages left after hours are also attended to. If it is a life threatening emergency please go to your nearest ER Department. For urgent treatment call us immediately if there is:
Toothache- severe tooth pain
Oral abrasion from a fall or injury: Damage to lips, inner cheek, lacerated gums or tongue
Broken cusp or chipped tooth
Permanent tooth displaced or knocked out
Bleeding gums