OUR SECRET TO HAPPY, HEALTHY SMILES
Dr. Molly and her team strive to create a calm, stress-free and enjoyable environment for children during their dental visits. From check-ups to treatments, we aim to make every dental visit a positive experience for your child. Our commitment is personal — we go the extra mile to deliver the superior dental care that your child deserves.
Preventive Dentistry
In our quest to keep your child’s teeth healthy and their smile bright, we’re always on the lookout for any dental issues. If we see a need for dental work, we’ll chat with you about the different options to find the perfect treatment plan for your little one.
Restorative Dentistry
Should your child require a dental procedure to fix a tooth, we will thoroughly discuss and select the most suitable approach to ensure their comfort. Our commitment is to deliver top-quality care to your child while working as efficiently as possible.
Solea – Laser Dentistry
We are proud to be the only office in Des Moines to offer Solea Laser Dentistry! Solea is a dental laser that takes the standard noise, vibration, numbness and pain out of dental visits… making it perfect for kids. This technology allows us to perform quick and easy dental treatments, like releasing lip and tongue ties. A lip and/or a tongue tie is a tight and/or thick string of tissue that restricts movement of the tongue or upper lip, commonly found in infants and younger children. It can affect functional issues such as nursing, speech, feeding and sleep. This technology has many benefits including improved safety, reduced risk of infection, little to no pain, shorter procedure times, less swelling and discomfort, better results and a faster recovery.
Sedation
To protect your child’s developing psyche, and to preserve a positive outlook in dentistry, we offer in-office nitrous oxide (minimal sedation). For children with many dental needs and who are also very young in age, we offer IV sedation (moderate sedation) with the supervision of a pediatric anesthesiologist.
Tongue Tie
Tongue Tie Center of Iowa in conjunction with Pediatric Dentistry of Greater Des Moines provides lip and tongue revision treatment for children of all ages. As the first specialized care practice of its kind in Iowa, we are dedicated to serve those suffering from lip and tongue tie challenges. Since 2015, Dr. Molly has been releasing lip and tongue ties using the Solea CO2 laser. If you are unsure whether your little one has a tongue tie, you can learn more about the signs and symptoms here.