Pediatric Dentist in Germantown?

Hi N.,

I know you are looking in Germantown, but I have to put in a good word for Dr. Amy Light's office in Potomac, in case you ever need a sure bet. Her office is fabulous. We tried Dr. Mark B.'s office in Gaithersburg, and he was not very patient with children and made my daughter, who had a cavity, cry. Then he suggested that since she was nervous about the cavity filling, he ADMIT HER TO THE HOSPITAL and do the cavity under general anesthesia.

This made no sense to me, since there are pediatric dentists everywhere who use light gas to make kids comfortable during the procedure. Dr. B does not use gas, or did not at that time. But that is what Dr. Light's office did, and my daughter had her cavities filled there, no problem, while watching TV. Now she LOVES the dentist.

Dr. Fariba Paryavi is not too far from you, on Darnestown Rd. in N. Potomac. She was recommended to me by a friend who also has 3 year old twins (as do I) and she was really gentle and great with my girls! Her office staff was very helpful with my youngest who came along for the ride as well. Her # is ###-###-####

Dr. Camps in Silver Spring was recommended by several people and our "big people" dentist. My husband was happy with the visit when he took our toddler there.

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Dr. Golnar Jahanmir (aka Dr. J) in Rockville. It's not too far from you. Her office is near Shady Grove Hospital. ###-###-####. We started out at another dentist in Rockville and switched. Dr. J is patient, kind and wonderful with children. I found her because she visited my son's class when he was in pre-K and she had the children entranced in her discussion. Fabulous rapport! Her office is warm and welcoming, as is her staff. My kids are 6 and 3.5 and have both been to her and love her. She is great at handling kids who are afraid (my son was afraid of putting the x ray tabs in his mouth for fear of swallowing them and she was extremely patient). Good luck!