Faculty members of Indiana University School of Dentistry, the pediatric dentists at Riley Children’s Health are skilled in providing comprehensive dental care to children of all ages. Our dentists have extensive experience in treating children with complex medical issues. These conditions include physical disabilities, craniofacial anomalies, genetic disorders, liver and kidney disease, bleeding disorders, and congenital and acquired heart problems. Our team works closely with Riley specialists to optimize health outcomes for these medically compromised patients. DENTISTRY
Five-year grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to improve children’s access to dental care and provide preventive and restorative services, while working with the medical community to educate future primary care providers. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
DIVISION CHIEF Brian J. Sanders, DDS, MS Chair of Pediatric Dentistry, IU School of Dentistry > Connect with Dr. Sanders on Doximity.
PROGRAM DISTINCTIONS
Advanced technologies ■ With iTero,®the newest digital scanner, we are able to expand the diagnostic and orthodontic services available to patients. ■ Riley Children’s is one of the few craniofacial centers in the Midwest to provide presurgical orthopedics using DynaCleft®tape to help align soft tissues and bones.
Professional organization affiliations COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL NEEDS American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry LaQuia A. Vinson, DDS, MPH CLINICAL REFERENCE COMMITTEE American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Brian J. Sanders, DDS, MS COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Allison C. Scully, DDS, MS DIRECTOR American Board of Oral Medicine Juan F. Yepes, DDS, MD, MPH, MS, DrPH COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC DENTAL SEDATION American Academy of Pediatrics James E. Jones, DMD, MSD, EdD, PhD Brian J. Sanders, DDS, MS COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association LaQuia A. Vinson, DDS, MPH EXAMINATION COMMITTEE American Board of Pediatric Dentistry LaQuia A. Vinson, DDS, MPH ASSOCIATE EDITOR Journal of the American Dental Association Juan F. Yepes, DDS, MD, MPH, MS, DrPH SITE VISITOR Commission on Dental Accreditation LaQuia A. Vinson, DDS, MPH Juan F. Yepes, DDS, MD, MPH, MS, DrPH
5 board certified pediatric dentists
■ Nationally recognized faculty with diverse expertise in dental care of children with special medical, emotional and psychological needs ■ Team includes dentists board certified in oral radiology, oral medicine, pediatric dentistry and orthodontics
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NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS
Journal of the American Dental Association: July 2023 Topical Fluoride Impact in Future Restorative Dental Procedures Journal of the American Dental Association: August 2023 Amalgam or Composite in Pediatric Dentistry and Analysis of Private Insurance Claims Data Journal of Anesthesia Progress: March 2023 Comparison of Oropharyngeal Oxygen Pooling and Suctioning During Intubated and Non-Intubated Dental Office-Based Anesthesia Journal of Pediatric Dentistry: January 2023 Evaluation of Claim Reports for Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Dental Procedures Journal of Dentistry for Children: January 2023 Pediatric Phantom Dosimetry Evaluation of a New Rectangular Collimator
Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent , the longest-running international textbook in pediatric dentistry, was written by dentistry faculty at Riley Children’s and medical colleagues at
■ Indiana’s only pediatric dental residency program
IU School of Medicine. Originally published in 1963, the textbook has been translated into eight languages. The 11th edition was released in 2021.
Riley Dentistry Volume: 2023
14,453
Patient visits
2,692
New patients
845
Dental OR surgeries
The Riley Dental Center, a high- volume practice, has 5 full-time faculty and 14 residents on staff.
Our team sees as many as 130 patients a day.
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