Recommendations for a good Pediatric Dentist in NoVa?

[Anonymous]

To 14:42, I just wanted to say that there is no way in heck my kid would be allowed to be without me at the dentist. My oldest is 5 and I wouldn't even consider letting him go without me at this point. I would find another practice. There are several of them that have no problem with parents being present.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If Dr. Reardon is a member of DCUM, maybe she can respond to this ... She was recommended to me but when I checked out her website I found that it discouraged parents from being in the room with their children during their visit. It is okay for the initial visit but after that it was discouraged. It also noted the addition of a third chair in the room and I wondered if this policy of no parents was in place before space was a bit tighter. Anyway, I called to ask about this since my child is barely 2 and it would be a long time until he went to any doctor appointment without a parent in the room and the receptionist response was the equivalent to something like, well (eyes rolling) if you really want to be there we would not tell you cannot be but it is really discouraged. And I did say the age of my child is not quite 2. Am I crazy or would others allow this to happen?

I have been taking my kids (ages 6 years and 8 years) to Dr. Reardon since they were 2 years old and I have been with them for every visit. Over this six year period, I have consistently seen other parents doing exactly as I have -- accompanying their children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We love Dr. Niloo in Oakton. I practically have to bride DD to get her to leave each time. Always have had positive experiences with her and the place is very kid-friendly. http://www.oaktonsmiles.com/

PP here, this is the dentist my daughter was scared of.

[Anonymous]

We love Dr. Niloo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We love Dr. Niloo in Oakton. I practically have to bride DD to get her to leave each time. Always have had positive experiences with her and the place is very kid-friendly. http://www.oaktonsmiles.com/

PP here, this is the dentist my daughter was scared of.

You know there are some dentists who actively read these kind of review of them and then change their ways. I did know that she used to charge for behavioral management when she had to provide extra comfort to a child. My friend's kid used to see her. But word gets out about things like that and dentists don't want bad publicity so they quickly change their ways. So it's possible she's not that way anymore.
Some extra patient dentists I know are Dr. Reardon and Dr. Gazori.

[Anonymous]

We see Dr. Mariam A. Khateeb, B.D.S. , D.M.D. in Burke. My son has been seeing her since he was about 18 months old and she is fantastic.

[Anonymous]

Michael J Ternisky, DDS - Pediatric Dentist
5.0 stars based on 11 reviews
6711 Whittier Ave
Mc Lean , VA 22101
703-356-1875

Father/daughter dentist team, but a couple additional dentists. The staff is great and handles my hard-to-treat kids well.

[Anonymous]

I second the recommendation for Dr. Jeffrey Davis in Tysons Corner -- he and his staff are terrific!

[Anonymous]

Dr. Nelson on North Glebe in Arlington. My children love going there.