Best for families who want one board-certified pediatric dentist at every visit, from first tooth through the teens.

Sedation & AnesthesiaEmergency Care
Special NeedsLocally-Owned
IndoorBy appointmentYear-round
(817) 753-0103
info@pediatricdentistryofkeller.com
1627 Keller Pkwy, Suite 100, Keller, TX 76248
Mon · 8AM – 5PM
Monday8AM – 5PM
Tuesday8AM – 5PM
Wednesday8AM – 5PM
Thursday8AM – 5PM
Friday8AM – 5PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Payment is due at the time of treatment, and the office takes cash, personal checks, debit cards and most major credit cards. Give the office your dental insurance details before the first visit and it will file the claim for you as a courtesy, but you are responsible for whatever your insurance does not pay. No fee list or list of accepted insurance plans is posted, so ask about your plan when you call.

Payment is due at the time of treatment, and the office takes cash, personal checks, debit cards and most major credit cards. Give the office your dental insurance details before the first visit and it will file the claim for you as a courtesy, but you are responsible for whatever your insurance does not pay. No fee list or list of accepted insurance plans is posted, so ask about your plan when you call.

Our take

Pediatric Dentistry of Keller is one dentist, and that is the reason to choose it. Dr. Jacob Johnson owns the practice and sees your child at every appointment, so there is no rotation of associates and no group behind the front desk. He is a board-certified pediatric dentist, and he opened this office in Keller at the end of 2019. For a young child who is still deciding whether the dentist is safe, seeing the same face twice a year from the first tooth onward is the point.

It fits a family that values that continuity, and a child who has had a rough time in a dental chair before. The practice says it can often help a shy, anxious or very scared child, and it has more than laughing gas to fall back on: for deeper anxiety it offers IV sedation, with Dr. Johnson working alongside a board-certified dental anesthesiologist who monitors the child throughout. Children with autism, sensory or speech delays, or physical disabilities are part of the practice it describes, and the office asks to hear about a child's health conditions before the visit so the team can prepare. On Google it is well-reviewed by many families.

It is a children's practice and nothing else. Braces are not on its service list, and kids are expected to move on to a general dentist as adults.

Local Tips

The office is a suite on Keller Parkway, a few miles west of Town Square, and its house rules are worth reading before the first visit.

  • A parent or legal guardian has to be in the office for the first appointment and for any treatment visit after it.
  • You can sit in on the first exam. For later visits the practice suggests letting your child go back with the staff alone. Brothers and sisters who are not being seen wait in the reception room with an adult.
  • Watch your words on the way there. The office asks parents not to say "needle," "shot," "pull," "drill" or "hurt" around the visit; the team uses gentler words of its own.
  • Arrive ten minutes early for paperwork. Cancelling needs 24 hours' notice, and arriving 10 to 15 minutes late can mean rebooking.
  • Weekday hours, but confirm when you book. The office says it usually keeps 8 to 5 on weekdays; it posts no hours online, so call, or use the request form, which asks for your preferred days and whether mornings or afternoons suit you.
  • For a knocked-out adult tooth, a broken tooth or facial swelling, call straight away. If the office is closed, the voicemail explains how to reach Dr. Johnson.
  • Inside, it is a woodland-themed office with TVs on the ceiling and a prize wall, and there is a coffee machine for parents.
Credentials

Dr. Jacob Johnson owns the practice and is its only dentist. He graduated with distinction from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary dental fraternity. He then completed a one-year general practice residency at the University of Washington School of Dentistry and a two-year pediatric dentistry specialty residency, with a certificate from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is a board-certified pediatric dentist and a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and certified and licensed in sedation dentistry. The practice says his training includes working with special-needs patients and sedation.

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