>> JEFF: THANKS FOR WATCHING "SA
LIVE," I'M JEFF ROPER ALONG WITH
DR. DIANE LEE.
SHE'S A PEDIATRICIAN.
THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME OF THE
YEAR.
KIDS ARE GOING TO EAT HANDY.
WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT DENTAL
HEALTH IS BECAUSE THAT'S THE
BEGINNING EVERYTHING IN OUR BODY
IS CONNECTED.
AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT?
>> YEAH, I TOTALLY AGREE.
>> JEFF: WHAT IS YOUR PEDIATRIC
PRACTICE ABOUT?
>> T PEDIATRIC DENTISTS.
WE'RE ALL SPECIALTY TRAINED SO
WE'VE ALL TAKEN EXTRA YEARS IN
TRAINING SO WE CAN LEARN MORE
ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND
CHILD ORAL HEALTH CARE AND WE
JUST NEED A FUN AND EXCITING
ENVIRONMENT FOR KIDS SO THAT
THEY CAN ENJOY COMING TO THE
DENTIST.
WE ALLOW A CHILD FROM THE
ENVIRONMENT SO THAT PARENTS CAN
COME BACK AND ENJOY THE
EXPERIENCE AS WELL.
>> JEFF: WHY SHOULD A CHILD HAVE
THEIR OWN DENTI
>> THEY CAN HAVE DIFFERENT
ANXIETIES, ADULTS MAY NOT HAVE
IT IF THEY GO TO THE DENTIST.
THEY PROVIDE TENDER LOVING CARE
TO OUR PATIENTS.
THEIR TEETH ARE MUCH DIFFERENT.
BABY TEETH YOU HAVE TO TREAT
DIFFERENTLY FROM ADULT TEETH.
YOU CAN GIVE DIE DANCE TO THE
PARENTS AND TO SHOW THEM HOW
THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR FEET
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES SO
THAT THE KIDS DON'T GET
CAVITIES.
>> JEFF: WHAT SETS YOU APART
FROM OTH PEDIATRIC DENTISTS?
>> WE ALLOW PARENTS TO COME BACK
FROM THE ROOM.
WE DON'T JUST LET THE PARENTS
WAIT IN TH WAITING ROOM.
YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, YOU CAN
TRUST US.
WE HAVE s IN THE ROOM SO THE
KIDS ARE ENTERTAINED.
WE'RE ALL WOMEN AND WE ALL HAVE
PEOPLE WHO WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF
AND PATIENTS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN
CARE OF.
>> JEFF: YOU BUY BACK THE EXTRA
CANDY THAT PARENTS END UP WITH.
>> SO WE DO WHAT'S CALLED THE
HALLOWEEN CANDY BUY BACK
PROGRAM.
FOR EVERY POUND OF CANDY A CHILD
BRINGS TO OUR OFFICE, WE WIL
REIMBURSE THEM A DOLLAR UP TO
FIVE POUNDS.
AND WE GIVE THE CANDY OVERSEAS
TO OPERATION GRATITUDE, MILITARY
TROOPS THAT ARE DEPLOYED WILL
RECEIVE THE CANDY WE GIVE THEM.
>> JEFF: I GOT THIS THING, YOU
WANT TO LOOK.
WHO SHOULD I TALK TO ABOUT THA
>> PROBABLY YOUR DENTIST
>> JEFF: UH-HU
>> FIONA: CHECKING OUT THE
BEAUTIFUL TEETH.
>> JEFF: THE ORTHODONTIST HERE
AT SUNSHINE PEDIATRIC MINISTRY.
I'M TAKING THIS AS A HINT THAT
BRUSHING IS A GOOD THING.
>> WE TELL OUR PATIENTS TO BRUSH
REGULARLY.
>> JEFF: WHEN DO WE CHECK THE
ORTHODONTIST.
>> WE RECOMMEND THE FIRST CHECK
AT 7 YEARS OF AGE.
A LOT OF TIMES THIS IS SIMPLY TO
INTERVENE IF THERE'S CERTAIN
PROBLEMS DEVELOPING THAT COULD
REALLY BE MORE SEVERE IF GONE
UNADDRESSED.
SO IT'S REALLY A TIME WHERE YOU
HAVE A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IF
YOU WILL BEFORE THEY GET INTO A
LATER STAGE OF GROWTH AND
CERTAIN THINGS HAVE HAPPENED
THAT ARE THE --
>> JEFF: WHEN YOU COME TO
SUNSHINE PEDIATRIC DEN INDUSTRY,
WE CAN WATCH A MOVIE.
TO GET YOUR BRUSHING DONE, I
NEED TO KNOW THE RIGHT
TECHNIQUE.
IT'S ROUND AND ROUND, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT, SMALL CIRCLES, GENTLE,
GOING ALL ALONG THE GUM LINE.
>> 45-DEGREE ANGLE.
>> JEFF: 45 -- WHERE CAN PEOPLE
FIND YOU AND BRING YOUR TEETH.
>> HERE AT 8700 CROWN HILL
BOULEVARD IN GOOD OLD SAN
ANTONIO AND WE ARE IN SUITE 210
WAITING TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
TEETH AND HAVE SOME FUN.
>> JEFF: OKAY.
THE CROWN ENERGY BUILDING.
YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS.