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Although we primarily serve adult patients at our Kentfield, CA, dental office, Dr. Chris Catalano and Dr. Molly Weber also work with pediatric patients who have birth defects or facial trauma that affect their oral function. If you’ve been looking for someone who can provide the specialized care your child needs, reach out to us. We know that even the smallest touches can make a difference in your child’s quality of life.
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Although I see mostly adult cosmetic
dental patients,
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I do have a subset of patients that I see,
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and those are children that have had
congenital cosmetic issues or trauma.
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Some kids will have trauma
where they fracture front teeth
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or they'll have congenital issues.
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I see a lot of the kids in Marin
that are referred to me
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to help them through that journey.
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My approach to pediatric dentistry,
I think it's so important to make sure
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that the kids are comfortable
and that they have a good experience
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at our office and just set them up
for a lifetime of dental health.
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I think it all really starts
with the first few appointments.
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Just making sure
that we can ease their anxieties,
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make it fun and engaging,
educate them,
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and make our office a place
that they're excited to come to.
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You really want to be careful
and conservative with the treatment
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that you do on a child,
because nothing lasts forever,
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and so you're going to end up
redoing things in the future.
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To make children comfortable,
we have a few things that we can employ.
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We have a great team
that works really well with kids.
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We have TV on the ceiling
to keep them engaged.
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We also have laughing gas to make
kids a little bit more comfortable.
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It's really rewarding to help
these kids smile again,
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and most of them come in
after that trauma.
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Once I build their teeth back,
they're just blown away, and they can go
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and live their life and be a kid again.
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That's been a really
rewarding part of my practice.
