Getting to us from Fort Myers Beach?

The office that's yours

Fort Myers Beach is in Lee County, which makes the Fort Myers office, 8016 Summerlin Lakes Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33907, just off Summerlin Road, your family's assigned location. Call and let the front desk know you are coming from Fort Myers Beach, and they will confirm the office and get you booked.

One number reaches both offices, (239) 482-2722, Monday to Friday, 8 to 5, and a real human answers.

If the trip itself is the hard part

For some families, the harder part of any appointment away from home is not the dentist, it is a longer outing with a child who does not do well away from a familiar routine. That is worth mentioning when you book, not something to just push through. Our front desk plans around it regularly, from the time of day you come in to how the visit itself is paced.

Depending on your child, that might mean a morning appointment before naps get in the way, extra time built into the visit, or simply a heads up to the team so they know what to expect before you walk in.

The comfort options on the table

For a child who is anxious, or for procedures that call for more than a routine cleaning, we offer a full comfort menu: topical anesthetic cream, gentle local anesthetics, nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, and IV sedation with a highly trained pediatric anesthesiologist for cases that need it. You will always discuss the options with your pediatric dentist first. Nothing happens without you.

None of this is decided over the phone. It starts as a conversation at the visit itself, once your pediatric dentist has actually seen your child and knows what the specific situation calls for.

Special needs and extra time

If your child has sensory sensitivities or a broader medical need, mention it when you call, not just when you arrive. Special needs dentistry here means individualized care, extra time, a calmer room, and the same patient team at every visit, and starting preventative care early matters because dental disease is preventable. See special needs dentistry for more on how visits are adapted.

Whatever the reason for wanting a little extra planning, the fix is the same: one call ahead of time so the team knows before you walk in.

Before you go

A favorite small comfort item, a snack for after, and a few extra minutes before your appointment time all help more than they might seem to. The lobby itself is built to hold a child's attention: a shipwreck, a mermaid, and game consoles built into surfboards give a nervous kid something to do besides wait.

For the fuller picture of the Fort Myers office beyond today's question, the building, the team, and what a visit looks like start to finish, our Fort Myers office page is the deeper read.