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You have several good children’s dentist or kids’ dental practice options in the Mid-Willamette Valley. Neighborhood Dentistry, is Salem Oregon’s best choice, just read our online reviews or ask any of our patient families. As a children’s (kids) dental practice focused on creating an anxiety-free experience for our patients, we believe early, successful visits to the dentist pave the way for a lifetime of dental health and general health for your young ones. Our office maintains an environment of joy and comfort, yet we treat your child’s oral and mental health seriously.

As a dedicated children’s dentist, Dr. Sellers provides expert care, employing his easy-going personality and sense of humor to help kids relax. You’ll appreciate the trustworthy, friendly and gentle care Bruce, Fanny, Heather, Molly and the entire Neighborhood Dentistry staff provide. The team at Neighborhood Dentistry communicates with families about each detail of their child’s treatment plan with proven knowledge and experience. Don’t take our word for it, set up a consultation and experience our best for yourself.

Neighborhood Dentistry thrives in an area densely populated with dental practices.

Two simple values shape our success: high technology and gentle care for the littlest mouths. Dr Sellers invested in the safest digital x-ray imagery solutions to reduce your child’s radiation exposure by up to 90 percent over conventional X-rays. Our happy, long-tenured staff (most preceded Dr Sellers at Neighborhood Dentistry) prioritizes the needs of children, doing all they can to ensure our little-to-teenage patients look forward to future visits. A serious point of pride: “Wow that was easy!” is something we hear every day. As a locally-owned practice, with strong community ties we welcome new clients referred daily. It’s exactly what we strive for with every single visit, every single interaction: an experience that earns a referral.

Hospital Trained Doctor (DMD) – Dental Director, Northbank Surgery Center

Dr Sellers’ operating room hours include every other Friday (plus, as needed), his extensive training, and experience anesthesia for children provide an advantage over other children-focused dentists. Not all dentists perform such a diverse treatment in a surgical setting and few have the clinical background of Dr Sellers. If treatment demands multiple, conservative, tooth colored fillings throughout your child’s mouth, or primary (baby) teeth may suffer from damage or infection, we perform extractions and go the extra mile, ensuring our patients receive the best oral health treatment. In situations calling for surgery, Dr Sellers’ experience combined with his invaluable relationship at Northbank create spectacular results.

Conservative treatment philosophy

Dr Sellers and the dental assistants at Neighborhood Dentistry support minimally invasive techniques and procedures that preserve the function and structure of your child’s teeth. We place high value on early prevention, educating our patients and patient parents on strategies that avoid damage and tooth decay. We create a careful plan which treats and curbs the occurrence of cavities, preserving as much of the healthy tooth as possible. Neighborhood Dentistry takes great care to avoid invasive, painful measures where and whenever possible. Be it simple sealants to protect your children’s teeth against decay or small, tooth-colored filling, we commit to keeping your kids happy before, during and after each appointment.

Technology

Our office uses the safest materials and techniques available for our patients. We keep our technology current with the latest in dental industry news and groundbreaking treatments. We take pride in our offerings, including digital radiography, pediatric restoratives, sealants and interceptive orthodontic recommendations. Our practice features full computerization. Advanced sterilization system ensure a clean and safe experience for every client. With modern technology, we improve your child’s oral health in effective ways unimaginable to prior generations. Neighborhood Dentistry consistently evaluates and safely implements the newest technologies.

Choose a children’s focused dental practice, not a general or family dentist.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends children visit the dentist by age 1. We see only children at our practice, and years of kid-focused dentistry provide empathy, superior care and a special understanding of the limited attention spans of young patients. This level of focus upon a vital stage of development is difficult if not impossible for general and family dentists practices.

Our highly trained staff is sensitive to the joys and fears of all children. Building trust and setting a positive tone for each appointment is our highest priority. Our kid-friendly practice accommodates your little ones on their first trip to the dentist, ensuring each appointment into their teen years and beyond results in healthy, anxiety-free care. We offer modern, specialized equipment and techniques for smaller, more sensitive mouths.  Our proven, repeatable techniques, inform parents on how to teach their kids to develop healthy at-home brushing and flossing habits. Dr Sellers is the Dental Director at Northbank Surgical Center, from a care and financial perspective, his surgical privileges serve Neighborhood Dentistry patients and families tremendously.

The Dr Sellers Difference

Dr. Sellers received extra Hospital and Pediatric training during and after Dental School. Originally an all-ages, family dentist, his temperament and skill set make Dr Sellers specially-equipped to accommodate dental care for children and teens. Upon limiting his practice to children, Dr Sellers established a pilot children’s practice as an employee of a corporate dental firm. Dr. Sellers created tremendous success, resulting in the addition of a youth-centric component to corporately-owned sites across the State of Oregon. Retiring Pediatric Dentist Dr. Jeff Phillips hand-picked Dr. Sellers to succeed him as the owner and sole dentist of his children’s-focused practice in South Salem, certain in the knowledge that Bruce exceeded the needs of his patients and their families.