Children’s Dentistry
3rd Floor
(205) 934-4546
The Sidney B. Finn Pediatric Dentistry Clinic: Where beautiful smiles begin!
At UAB Pediatric Dentistry, we work to provide every family with quality, comprehensive oral health care directed by board-certified or board-eligible specialists in pediatric dentistry. Our goal is to clearly communicate with our patients and families, focusing on the prevention of childhood dental issues so you do not have to see us as often.
We strive to provide every family with:
- Quality care directed by board-certified or board-eligible specialists in pediatric dentistry;
- Clear communication with our patients and their families; and
- Prevention of childhood dental issues so you don't have to see us as often.
Services Provided
The children’s clinic at the UAB School of Dentistry provides comprehensive oral health care for our patients. Prevention of dental disease is at the core of all we do, therefore, we provide Well Baby Dental Visits, routine cleanings and checkups, sealants, fluoride treatments, interceptive orthodontics, and most importantly, personalized counseling for each patient addressing diet, hygiene, and other issues that can reduce the risk of a child ever having a cavity or other dental problems.
However, if dental problems do arise, we provide restorations, primary tooth nerve therapy, primary tooth extractions, and space management. We have extensive experience coaching children who are fearful of dental treatment by utilizing behavior guidance techniques recognized by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. While we emphasize verbal techniques that focus on how we communicate with a child, we can also use more advanced options such as Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) sedation, oral sedation, and even general anesthesia depending on the specific needs of the child.
Make an Appointment
For more information and to make an appointment, call (205) 934-4546.
Prepare for Your Visit
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First-time patients, please bring the following:
- Photo ID
- Insurance cards
- Form of payment
We accept cash, check, or credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Discover). At this time, we cannot accept American Express or Care Credit. - Parking fees
Parking in and around the School of Dentistry requires payment. Please bring a credit/debit card for the machine. For more information, see our parking options. - Someone to watch your child/children
Both patients and their providers must focus solely on the services being provided to assure the best quality of care. For patient and visitor safety, the school does not allow children (under the age of 14) to remain unsupervised in waiting rooms and children are not allowed in the clinical treatment areas under any circumstance unless they are receiving treatment. If you have a child(ren) with you who is not the patient, please be sure to bring another adult who can watch your child(ren) in the waiting room while you are being treated. For safety reasons, we are not allowed to watch children who are left unattended. If children are left unattended, the patient’s dental appointment will be cancelled and rescheduled.
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Please be aware that if you choose to be a patient at the School of Dentistry, you will be treated in a teaching environment. This means treatment will take longer than it would in a private practice setting. Here are a few things to prepare for as you seek patient care:
- Allow time for parking. Because we are part of a large medical center you may need extra time to find parking close to our building, which is located on 7th Avenue South between 19th and 20th Streets. Visit our Directions & Parking page for locations, hours, cost, and details. We cannot validate parking.
- Arrive at your clinic 30 minutes early. You will begin your first appointment by completing our patient registration forms. We ask that you arrive to the clinic 30 minutes before your appointment time to complete the registration process.
- Curious about Billing & Insurance?Visit our Billing & insurance page for more details.