recommend a *really nice* pediatric dentist?

[elusiveat]

Somewhere along the line my kiddo has become extremely anxious about going to the dentist, despite the fact that she's never been.

Can anyone recommend a dentist that does a great job of giving anxious kids a good and fun first dentist experience?

Comments

[ceelove]

Smiles By Rosie in east Somerville is amazing, but I don’t know if they’re taking new patients now.

Recommend *against* the Al-Aswad dentistry practice, where my kid and I were traumatized by the unsympathetic manner some years ago.

[elusiveat]

Thank you for this! (Negative recommendations are useful too!)

It seems that very many of my friends are fans of Smiles by Rosie.

P.S. Are you the one who gave me the worm bin?

[ceelove]

I gave *someone* a worm bin and am terrible at details, so it seems likely.

Smiles by Rosie is halfway like going to a spa. (I am guessing, I have never been to a spa.). Very considerate, calming, with a lovely atmosphere.

[rafiwinters]

I had a very good, kind, compassionate experience at Dental Arts Davis Square. I'm not sure whether they specifically do pediatric dentistry but worth checking out.

[elusiveat]

I use Dental Arts myself and have been pretty happy with it, but I think that my kiddo might need a bit of TLC beyond what I think they're likely to provide.

[rafiwinters]

Wishing you and your kiddo the best!

[elusiveat]

Thanks!

[intuition_ist]

C is right, Smiles by Rosie is awesome. More than awesome. Tell 'em you know one or both of us, and it might get you in -- they're way oversubscribed.

[elusiveat]

Thanks... although I don't actually know who you are. I recognize your user icon but can't remember which username it used to go with...

[42itous]

We really like Cambridge Pediatric Dental at the intersection of Mass Ave and Linnean. They reward patients with stickers, bling, *and* toothbrushes with the picture of your choice on them (as long as your choice is either princesses or cars, which annoys the heck out of me but pleases my kid). And their gloves are purple -- what more could you want?

[elusiveat]

They reward patients with stickers, bling, *and* toothbrushes with the picture of your choice on them (as long as your choice is either princesses or cars, which annoys the heck out of me but pleases my kid). And their gloves are purple -- what more could you want?

[laugh] I love this.

Lorna Lally

[mattdm]

We've been really, really happy with Lorna Lally (on College near Powderhouse). Our whole family has been going there for the last decade, and everyone is happy (both my older child with bad dental hygene habits yet beautiful teeth and the conscientious younger one and her... more challenging... dentistry).

Lorna Lally

[mama_bunny72]

My family all ended up at Lorna Lally after our longtime dentist retired. Granted, we rarely see Dr Lally herself, but her staff are nice.

OP, how old is your child? I ask because we started taking our daughter to a few of our dental check-ups when she was old enough (2? 3?) so she could get familiar with the procedure. And of course, there are children's books about going to the dentist.