Return-Path: Received: from HEE.SPEECH.CS.CMU.EDU by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa29564; 24 May 96 11:59:48 EDT Received: from HEE.SPEECH.CS.CMU.EDU by HEE.SPEECH.CS.CMU.EDU id aa13870; 24 May 96 11:59:24 EDT To: bovik@cs.cmu.edu Subject: Pediatric Dentist recommendations Date: Fri, 24 May 96 11:59:23 -0400 Message-ID: <13867.832953563@HEE.SPEECH.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Roni_Rosenfeld@HEE.SPEECH.CS.CMU.EDU Dear Dr. Bovik, Here are the responses to my recent post about pediatric dentists. Quite a few different dentists were recommended, although most votes went to: Drs. Pechersky & Capelli Drs. Gottlieb & Jackson -Roni - ------- Forwarded Messages From: John Pane Date: Fri, 10 May 96 13:34:38 EDT I have a recent WWW page with a recommendation about Dr. Melnick. He doesn't call himself a pediatric dentist, but I think he's probably fine with kids. One of his hygenists appears to have many kid-oriented materials in her office (her name might be Carrie). John - ------- Message 2 Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 13:35:10 -0400 From: Mel Siegel Marcus Gottlieb, Gottlieb & Jackson, offices in West Penn Hospital -- Mel - ------- Message 3 Date: Fri, 10 May 96 13:35:05 EDT From: Maxine.Eskenazi@SPEECH1.CS.CMU.EDU Davy loves our dentist, Betty Jo Hirschfield. She is in Mt. Lebanon, though. Maxine - ------- Message 4 Date: Fri, 10 May 96 15:36:32 EDT From: smir@GS122.SP.CS.CMU.EDU Dear Roni, ... Dr. Jack Pechersky. ... has an office at 3471 5th Ave, ph.n. 683-4540. He is usually very busy, but he is definitely worth waiting couple of days (if situation permits). We brought both our sons from Russia with some dental problems (now 6 and 12), Dr. Jack has fixed everything! He is known as the best pediatric dentist in Pittsburgh. I am really happy with his service. Regards, Yury Smirnov - ------- Message 5 Date: Sun, 12 May 96 7:56:08 EDT From: rubinoff@SEISMO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU We use Thomas Blaze for our kids (currently 6 and 4) and have been very happy with him. His office is in Oakland; I forget the address, but I'm sure he's in the phone book :-) Robert - ------- Message 6 Date: Mon, 13 May 96 08:36:42 -0400 From: Chris McGlone We take our daughter (5 yrs old) to Dr. Gottlieb, who has offices in Bloomfield and Monroeville. He was featured in Mr. Roger's book about going to the dentist, if you've seen that. The hygienist takes time to show all the tools to the kid and let them hold it or play with it before she uses it. Dr. Gottlieb is also very good with the kids. My daughter is not real good with doctors, but doesn't mind going to the dentist at all. The phone # at their Monroeville office is 856-6660 Chris McGlone - ------- Message 7 Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 10:37-EDT From: Mary.Jo.Dowling@IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU Have you gotten a reccomendation for Dr. Gottlieb yet? He is great. He is in the Mellon Pavillion in Bloomfield. He only does children and was also the dentist in "mister Rogers goes to the dentist". Tons of people reccomened him to me before we went. My daughter loves to brush the teeth of the stuffed animals they have in the examination area. mj o.s. they also give a discount to Health America members. - ------- Message 8 Date: Mon, 13 May 96 11:11:37 -0400 From: dottie@jaguar.ee.pitt.edu (Dottie Setliff) We take our son to Dr. Jack Perchersky (683-4540). Dr. Jack and his group are wonderful. He is a pediatric dentist only. Dr. Jack is located in the Kaufmann Building on 5th avenue (3471 5th Avenue) on the 11th floor just down the hall from our pediatrican, Dr. Jerome Wolfson (wonderful pediatric group by the way..our teenage girl thinks the world of Dr. Jane Brecht, her pediatrician). Our son is 5 by the way and has been seeing Dr. Jack since he was two (when he fell down the steps and knocked out a tooth). That's my boy! Dottie Setliff dottie@usa.ece.cmu.edu - ------- Message 9 From: bam+@cs.cmu.edu Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 12:00:37 -0400 We like Jack Perchursky, in Oakland, 683-4540. Brad Myers - ------- Message 10 Date: Mon, 13 May 96 12:20:36 EDT From: Margaret Reid-Miller We've been pleased with: Marcus A. Gottlieb, D.D.S.* Thomas W. Jackson, D.M.D. Mellon Pavilion 4815 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (412) 682-7900 Pediatic and Adolescent Dentists They also have an office in Monroeville. They are very well set up for children and the hygienists are especially great with the littlest ones, explaining what they are going to do before they actually do it, being very positive and encouraging, etc. For example, before trying to clean and scale their teeth they say they are going to "count their teeth" by using rubbing their teeth with a pick. Then they rub their children fingernails with the pick so they have an idea of what it will feel like. The dentists seem to be quite competent, although I'm never sure how one evaluates a dentist's knowledge and quality. But they do use the new plastic fillings instead of amalgams and sealants for permanent teeth. - - --Margaret - ------- Message 11 Date: Mon, 13 May 96 15:48:41 EDT From: Grace Downey I'd like to recommend Dr. Jack Pechersky and Dr. Christie Cappelli, located at 3471 Fifth Ave. (The Kaufman Bldg next to Montefiore Hospital.) Phone: 683-4540 Although my daughter hates going to the dentist (has been seeing Dr. Jack since she was 3 because of some oddly formed teeth)--every time she sees Doctor Jack, she gives him a big smile, and marches right into the dentist's chair. Parents are encouraged to stay in the waiting room. On occasion my daughter has been examined by Dr. Christie and seems to like her too. The practice is entirely pediatric, and we've never had any trouble with the hygenists--I should think they would know what they were getting into when the went to work there! Good luck, Grace Downey - ------- Message 12 Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 10:44:25 -0400 Cc: cwm@cs.cmu.edu Roni, We recommend our pediatric dentist(s) very highly. They are Jack Pechersky and Kristy Cupelli, and they are in practice together. Their hygienists and other support people are also very good. They are in the Kaufmann building in Oakland. Pechersky was recommended to us by our pediatrician. We have a four-year-old daughter who has been to "Dr. Jack" twice and to "Dr. Kristy" once; all of the experiences have been great. Our daughter is a bit skittish around new people and places, so going to the dentist might have been a very traumatic thing. The dentists are very sensitive to this, and they have things set up very well to acclimate kids to the teeth cleaning/check-up process. Here's a example experience: First, they bring the child into a room with 3 chairs where other young kids (maybe around 4-5) and older kids (up to teenagers) are in various stages of teeth cleaning and check-ups. They bring the child in to sit down and watch what's going on. They talk to the waiting child while they're preparing and working on the other kids, building up confidence. They usually want the parents to wait in the waiting room after the child has settled into watching the other kids. They say they find that kids can deal with things better when the parents are in the other room. They have sunglasses for kids to wear under the light, and other diversions like a new toothbrush, or a timer to hold while having a fluoride treatment. And, of course, there are stickers at the end. So I would say that they really understand kids and try to do everything they can to make the experience positive. Their process is set up that way, and I find that the dentists themselves and the hygienists and other people are very good with kids. Dr. Kristy also was kind enough to see us on very short notice when our 1-year-old fell and hit her front teeth on something. There was quite a bit of blood and her tooth was pushed back up into her gums. Dr. Kristy saw us almost immediately after calling (it was just after regular business hours). Turns out the damage was not bad and she said the tooth would come back down again (which it did). Anyway, she went out of her way to help us out. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions, and feel free to forward this to Bovik. Cliff - ------- Message 13 Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 12:47:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Nigel Goddard Hi, My son Rowan is in preschool with the daughter of a pediatric dentist, Harvey Block, who has his office in the Factory (where lots of other kid-oriented stuff is). He had the class over to talk about brushing teeth. He seems very pleasant and tuned in to kids, but I haven't used his services (or any other p.d., that reminds me...). Nigel - ------- Message 14 Date: Wed, 15 May 96 10:55:29 -0400 From: Mary_Scott@J.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Roni, My son has had very good experiences with the dentists Gottlieb and Jackson who are in the West Penn office bldg on Liberty Avenue. My son prefer's the younger Dr. Jackson. Dr. Gottlieb is the dentist about whom Mr. Rodger's book is written. They are very kid oriented..... a videogame based on teeth in the waiting room. shared treatment rooms so no one feels isolated... lots of incentive....for flossing, brushing, etc. Dr. Jackson and my son even had a short water battle with the spray rinse nozzle. Phillip even tolerated a filling fairly well. Their phone number is 682-7900. Their address is Bloomfield, 4815 Liberty Avenue. Good luck.... Mary Scott - ------- Message 15 Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 10:30-EDT From: Mark.Stehlik@G.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Roni, My kids love Dr. Jack Pechersky 683-4540 3471 Fifth Ave. Suite 1116. His practice is limited to pediatric dentistry and the whole staff is great. Mark ------- End of Forwarded Messages