Germantown Pediatric Dental Center

Since 2012, Germantown Pediatric Dental Center - Germantownbigsmiles has served families throughout Germantown, Clarksburg, Damascus, Potomac, North Potomac, Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village, and Boyds with expert pediatric dental care. Dr. Echandy brings over 25 years of pediatric dentistry experience, working alongside Dr. Lee to provide comprehensive care for patients from infancy through their teenage years. Our practice specializes in treating children with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, sensory processing challenges, and other developmental needs in a supportive, understanding environment. We offer hospital-grade sedation services at Shady Grove Hospital for complex procedures, as well as in-office nitrous oxide for anxious patients. As a Maryland Healthy Smiles (Medicaid) provider, we ensure that all families have access to quality dental care. We also assist with Montgomery County school dental forms (Form 525-17) at no charge. Our multilingual team provides care in English, Spanish, and Korean. Emergency appointments are available the same day for urgent dental concerns. Contact us: (877) 992-4476 | germantownbigsmiles.com

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Since 2012, Germantown Pediatric Dental Center - Germantownbigsmiles has served families throughout Germantown, Clarksburg, Damascus, Potomac,...

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Summer At Sandy Spring

Summer At Sandy Spring is a great Summer Day camp offering equal parts fun and uniqueness. For over thirty years, we have provided families with a safe, engaging, and active summer camp experience for children three years old to fourteen. With the sprawling Sandy Spring Friends School campus, we offer summer experiences for your children that will provide lifelong memories and friendships. Your children will have opportunities to explore Adventure Park, swim in our man-made pond, partake in our weekly theme weeks, enjoy daily hot lunches, and so much more! Some of our exciting activities: Adventure Challenge • Archery • Archery Tag • Art Bonanza • Bubble Soccer • Computer Programming • Dance/Poms • Fishing • Flight Science • Karate • Lego Robotics • Outdoor Living Skills • Painting • Paper Maché • Photography • Rock Climbing • STEAMers • Theater • Video Production and much more! Phone number: 301-774-7455 ext.167

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COME JOIN US...for&nbsp;our opening reception, 2-4:30 on Sunday May 3! Beautiful venue; beautiful art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the artists - award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more!
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Marge Wasson‘s fascination with stairways captured in monochromatic photographs 
Nancy Jakubowski’s endearing clay creatures that bring the outdoors in 
Dale Shore’s colorful watercolors inspired by autumn’s falling leaves 
Andrey Skripchenko’s aesthetically photographed flowers and underwater creatures 
Craig Higgins‘s powerful flower images 
Lorraine Hill‘s paintings to inspire finding solutions to halt pollution 
Marylou Bono‘s innovative photo series on metal—tranquil breakfast theme 
Carol Moore‘s lithographs, collagraphs and cyanotypes capturing nature’s essence
Special events throughout the 4-week show, all FREE, include figure drawing and mixed-media workshops, a mixed-media artists’ presentation, fine craft weekends, and a family art day. Some require advance registration. <a href="https://www.alog.org/inspired-26-calendar-of-events" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Details here</a>.

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