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3 Minutes on a Park Bench with Dr. Michael Healey, D.D.S from Children’s Dental and Orthodontic Care of North Atlanta
Dr. Healey offers some simple tips for parents to help protect their children's teeth and talks about his personal definition of success.
Dr. Michael Healey, D.D.S. tells the Patch about the various services Children’s Dental and Orthodontic Care of North Atlanta offers and explains how the practice distinguishes itself from the competition.
Patch: What is your definition of success?
Dr. Healey: Success is measured one child at a time. When quality treatment is provided and the child has a good attitude about the dentist, and the parents are satisfied and want us to provide the dental and orthodontic care for all their children, than that is a success.
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Patch: What services does Children’s Dental and Orthodontic Care of North Atlanta offer?
Dr. Healey: We provide dental and orthodontic care for children and adolescents.We start seeing newborns who are lip tied or tongue tied in the first week of life. The first general cleaning and examination is at age 2. If a problem occurs before that, we definitely see the child at any age. Orthodontic considerations for thumb-sucking and crossbite can be at age 4. We see the children as long as they are under the care of their parents. We reserve Wednesdays for our special needs patients.
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Patch: What are three things parents can do to help protect their children’s teeth?
Dr. Healey: Parents can help by having a good supervised brushing at night time, limiting sugar in the diet and taking the children for care twice a year fulfills their best dental care.
Patch: Can you tell us a little bit about your new practice?
Dr. Healey: This is not a new practice , but a relocation of my practice of 34 years. I began my practice in North Sandy Springs in 1982. Unfortunately the neighborhood has changed, and crime has increased, so I am moving 8 miles north to the Avalon area of Alpharetta. My new office has a nautical and beach motif, complete with Televisions on the ceiling and high tech projections on the wall. We will have a "no cavities " ships bell that the children can ring when they have a no cavity visit!
Patch: You’re not the only person in this business. How do you distinguish yourself from the others?
Dr. Healey: The distinguishing factors of my practice are: Cleanings, fillings and orthodontics are with the same Dentist. Parents accompany children during all visits. Treatment of special needs children including Autism, Down Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Delay are provided both in office and in hospital All X-Rays are taken outside the mouth, so they are Gag Free X-Rays Esthetically pleasing White Zirconium Crowns are available for all primary teethSafe sedation dentistry in the office is offered Hospital Dentistry at Scottish Rite, Egleston, Emory Hospital John's Creek and Midtown, and Atlanta Pediatric Outpatient Surgery Center Saturday hours once monthly Immediate support for mothers with newborn babies who cannot nurse due to lip and tongue tie. In-Network insurance plans for Cigna, Assurant, United Concordia, and Aetna;
Patch: How can readers contact you or find out more about Children’s Dental and Orthodontic care of North Atlanta?
Dr. Healey: My contact and information, including Orthodontic cases that I personally treated, is on my website, www.dochealey.com. Phone: (770) 993-9395. Location: 3480 Preston Ridge Road Suite 125 Alpharetta, GA 30005.
