04 · Pediatric
Kids welcome, ages 1 and up.
Dr. Reed — pediatric residency at Children's National. Saturday clinic 8am–1pm for kids who keep weekday school hours. Sealants + fluoride + behavior-modeled gentle care.
Who you’ll see
Dr. Caleb Reed.
Same dentist visit after visit. Siblings keep the same chair. Routine work and the inevitable broken-tooth moments stay with one provider rather than rotating across a roster.
Caleb joined the practice in 2018to expand pediatric capacity — Mia’s training was adult cosmetic + restorative, and the family-dental side needed someone whose training came from kids first.
His residency was at Children’s National in DC — a tertiary-care pediatric hospital where the residents see the full range from healthy 18-month checkups to complex cases with medical comorbidities. He brings the gentle-care framework and the comfort with the unusual presentations.
Caleb runs the Saturday clinic 8am–1pm. Built originally for kids who can’t miss school, the Saturday slot has become the practice’s busiest day for first-checkups, sealant appointments, and the once-a-year family-block recall (book everyone for the same Saturday; done by lunch).
Partner since 2018
Dr. Caleb Reed, DDS
DDS · Pediatric residency, Children's National
Oregon Health & Science University
Focus: Pediatric (age 1+) · general family · sleep dentistry
What’s included
The pediatric scope, start to finish.
First visit at the first tooth. Then twice-yearly cleanings, sealants as the molars come in, and a Saturday slot for the schools-on-weekdays years.
First “happy visit” at age 1
Per AAPD guidance, the first dental visit lines up with the first tooth — usually around 12 months. It’s a chair-time familiarization, no treatment. Lifts the “stranger with a drill” problem before there’s anything to drill.
Saturday clinic 8am–1pm
Dr. Reed runs Saturday for kids who can’t miss school. Routine checkups, sealants, fluoride, and select adult work that needs weekend scheduling. Phones same-day-emergency-active on Saturday too.
Sealants + fluoride from 6+
Sealants on permanent molars as they erupt (typically 6 + 12). Fluoride varnish at every recall — twice yearly, no copay through most carriers, included in Smile Club.
Behavior-modeled gentle care
Tell-show-do framework as the default. Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) available for specific cases where it’ll genuinely help. We don’t use oral sedation on kids without a specialist referral — that’s outside our scope.
Common questions
Pediatric FAQ.
What age can my kid start coming?
Age 1+, per AAPD guidance — usually around the first tooth. The first visit is a “happy visit”: chair-time familiarization, parent on the lap if helpful, no treatment.
Are exams covered for kids under 6?
Yes — through most insurance carriers, twice yearly without copay. Smile Club covers them too: $245/year per child age 6+ for cleanings + exams + sealants + fluoride, plus 15% off other treatments.
Do you use sedation for kids?
Behavior-modeled gentle care first. Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) is available for specific cases where it’ll help. We don’t use oral sedation for kids without a specialist referral — for those rare cases we refer to a pediatric anesthesiologist.
Can both my kids see the same dentist?
Yes. Dr. Reed handles the bulk of pediatric care across the whole family — siblings keep the same dentist, same chair, same hygienist. The Saturday clinic is built around making this scheduling possible.