Right in the middle, so the choice is easy.

Right where the roads meet

Estero sits along both US 41 and I-75, and Corkscrew Road cuts through town east to west, meeting each of them along its run. Three Oaks Parkway runs north to south, close enough to both highways that reaching either one is a short, simple move from most of Estero.

That crossroads location happens to put Estero close to the middle of the route between our two offices. Families here are not really weighing a closer office against a farther one. They are choosing a direction, north or south, on the same two roads, and both directions lead to the same practice, the same one phone number, and the same kind of visit once you arrive.

It also means this page can skip the part where most city pages try to talk you into one location. There is no need to make a case for north over south, or south over north, when Corkscrew Road and Three Oaks Parkway put you an easy reach of both. So instead, here is both offices, side by side, and what a call to book actually involves.

Pediatric Dentistry of Florida has cared for kids across Southwest Florida since 1992, and that history is exactly why there are two offices instead of one: so that wherever a family calls from, one of them is close by. From Estero, it turns out, that is true of both at once.

The Fort Myers office, north on 41 or I-75

Our Fort Myers office is at 8016 Summerlin Lakes Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33907. From Estero, it is a straight run north on either US 41 or I-75, the same two roads that already pass through town.

Inside, the office is built like a sunken world: a shipwreck to climb around, a mermaid keeping watch, video games tucked into surfboard consoles, Kids Korner, and a friendly gator statue standing guard. It is also the comprehensive location, where Dr. Whitesides provides orthodontic care once growth checks show braces are the next step.

See the rooms before your child does: tour the Fort Myers office.

The Naples office, south on 41 or I-75

Our Naples office is at 1035 Piper Blvd, Suite 103, Naples, FL 34110. From Estero, it is the same trip in the other direction: south on either US 41 or I-75.

Inside, an entire ocean hangs overhead: a sixteen-foot whale shark above the treatment bay, a blue whale over the lobby, the S.S. Flossy pirate nook, and a deep-sea diver photo op. It offers the same full range of pediatric dental care as Fort Myers, from first visits through routine growth checks.

See the rooms before your child does: tour the Naples office.

What a first visit feels like

However you get there, the visit itself works the same way. Your child gets a few minutes to explore before anything starts, then a gentle, narrated exam, with a lap exam for the littlest patients and a parent right there the whole time. Nothing happens without an explanation first, in kid words, and the pace bends around your child rather than a clock.

The full visit, stop by stop, is on our what to expect page, so we will not repeat it here. If nerves are part of the picture, reading The Bravest Little Diver together the night before helps more than most parents expect, whichever office is next on the calendar.

The same care, either direction

Preventative care, gentle restorative work, and the full comfort menu are available at both offices, and growth is checked at every routine visit no matter which one your family calls home. Checkups every six months keep little problems little, with a comprehensive exam, a professional cleaning, and digital X-rays taken only as needed. The full list of services covers all of it, from fluoride and sealants through fillings, crowns, and nerve treatments.

Families with a baby or toddler often start with infant dental care, built around a gentle lap exam and coaching on teething, thumb-sucking, and bottles rather than a traditional exam. It is available at either office, on the same one phone number, so where you start does not lock in where you continue.

Children who need extra time or a calmer room get it at either location, and the comfort menu runs the same range at both: topical numbing, gentle local anesthetics, laughing gas, and IV sedation with a highly trained pediatric anesthesiologist for bigger treatment plans. You will always discuss the options with your pediatric dentist first. Nothing happens without you, in Fort Myers or in Naples.

The one call that starts it

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends a first dental visit by a child's first birthday, or within six months of the first tooth arriving, whichever comes first. From Estero, that first call is really the only decision that matters. Which office you land in is a scheduling detail, not a verdict, and both keep the exact same hours.

One phone number reaches both offices, Monday to Friday, 8 to 5, and a real human answers: (239) 482-2722. Booking happens by phone on purpose, so your child's health details stay in a conversation with our front desk, never typed into a website, and new patient forms arrive ahead of time either way. Tell them you are calling from Estero, tell them your schedule, and they will point you toward whichever office and appointment time actually fits.