Keeping Kids Smiling

Add to Favorites

Add Hours

Add Website

Keeping Kids Smiling has not yet specified accepted insurance plans.

Keeping Kids Smiling has not yet specified any specialties.

More Info

Categories: Dentists, Dental Clinics, Dental Hygienists, Endodontists, Physicians & Surgeons, Oral Surgery, Prosthodontists & Denture Centers

Be the first to add a photo!

Hi there!
Be the first to review!

Click to Rate

Phone: (570) 587-5541

Address: 239 Northern Blvd, South Abington Township, PA 18411

Suggest an Edit

Fluoride Treatment
Your pediatric dentist may also recommend protective sealants or home fluoride treatments for your child. Sealants can be applied to your child's molars to prevent decay on hard to clean surfaces.
Dental Sealants
A sealant is a protective coating that is applied to the chewing surfaces (grooves) of the back teeth (premolars and molars), where four out of five cavities in children are found. This sealant acts as a barrier to food, plaque and acid, thus protecting the decay-prone areas of the teeth.

Fillings
Crowns
Knocked Out Permanent Tooth: If possible, find the tooth. Handle it by the crown, not by the root. You may rinse the tooth with water only. DO NOT clean with soap, scrub or handle the tooth unnecessarily. Inspect the tooth for fractures. If it is sound, try to reinsert it in the socket. Have the patient hold the tooth in place by biting on a gauze. If you cannot reinsert the tooth, transport the tooth in a cup containing the patient's saliva or milk. If the patient is old enough, the tooth may also be carried in the patient's mouth (beside the cheek). The patient must see a dentist IMMEDIATELY! Time is a critical factor in saving the tooth.

Pulpotomy
Dental caries (cavities) and traumatic injury are the main reasons for a tooth to require pulp therapy. Pulp therapy is often referred to as a "nerve treatment", "children's root canal", "pulpectomy" or "pulpotomy". The two common forms of pulp therapy in children's teeth are the pulpotomy and pulpectomy.
Root Canal Treatment
A pulpectomy is required when the entire pulp is involved (into the root canal(s) of the tooth). During this treatment, the diseased pulp tissue is completely removed from both the crown and root. The canals are cleansed, disinfected and, in the case of primary teeth, filled with a resorbable material. Then, a final restoration is placed. A permanent tooth would be filled with a non-resorbing material.

General Dentistry
A 1988 graduate of Scranton Preparatory High School, she received her undergraduate degree in Dental Hygiene in 1992 from Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine and received her dental degree from Temple University in 1996. To further her skills in general dentistry she completed her advanced education residency in general dentistry at the University of North Carolina’s School of Dentistry.

Provided by