How Pediatric Dentists Differ From Adult Dentists
If you have a dentist you love and have been seeing for years, taking your young child to them instead of a pediatric dentist might sound like the perfect plan. All dentists go through the same four years of dental school, but what they do afterward is what really shapes their practice. Instead of working on adult patients right out of dental school, pediatric dentists receive two years of specialized training by working with infants, children, and teens during their residency.