Pediatric Dentistry
The road already runs your direction
Golden Gate is threaded by Golden Gate Parkway, with Santa Barbara Blvd running along its edge, and both feed toward the roads that reach our office. From there, two paths work equally well: Collier Boulevard (SR 951) connecting toward I-75, or I-75 itself, north to the Immokalee Road exit.
Either route is one road, then one exit, not a series of turns to memorize. Whichever your family already prefers is the right one to take.
We do not have a location inside Golden Gate itself, and we are not pretending otherwise. The practice has been part of Southwest Florida since 1992, and the two roads above are simply the ones already used by families making this same trip.
Two ways up to Piper Blvd
The office is 1035 Piper Blvd, Suite 103, Naples, FL 34110, just off Immokalee Road near the I-75 interchange. If a turn ever gets confusing on the actual day, calling ahead is completely normal. The front desk would rather walk you in over the phone than have you circling a parking lot.
Once inside, a blue whale hangs over the lobby and a pirate nook named the S.S. Flossy sits nearby, with a sixteen-foot whale shark suspended over the treatment bay itself. Take the office tour before your child's first visit.
Booking is one quick call.
One number reaches both offices, Monday to Friday 8 to 5. Your child's health details stay in a conversation with our front desk, never typed into a website.
What growth checks have to do with getting here
Most Golden Gate visits are routine, a cleaning and exam twice a year, but growth and alignment get checked at every one of those routine visits too. For some kids, that same routine visit turns into an early orthodontic look, sometimes as young as seven or eight, when a growth pattern is worth watching closer. For most, it simply confirms there is nothing to act on yet.
Either way, it happens at the same Naples office on the same visit, so a family that starts here for cleanings never has to start over somewhere else for that conversation.
Checkups every six months keep little problems little, which matters more once a road is part of the routine. A comprehensive exam, a professional cleaning, and a growth check happen at each of those visits, with digital X-rays taken only as needed rather than as an automatic step.
What the front desk needs to hear
Booking happens by phone on purpose: 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 so there is nothing to fill out in the lobby.
Say whatever would help your child that day: sensory sensitivities, a nervous kid, a first visit ever, special healthcare needs, staying in the room, or prefiere español. For more on the office and the care available there, see the Naples pediatric dentist page. Call (239) 482-2722, Monday to Friday, 8 to 5, and a real human answers.
Parents ask us
Which route should we take, Collier Boulevard or I-75?
Whichever one your family already uses most. Both are offered here because both work cleanly: Collier Boulevard (SR 951) connects toward I-75, and I-75 itself runs north to the Immokalee Road exit, right by the office. The front desk can talk through either route with you by phone if anything is unclear.
Do you handle orthodontic evaluations at the Naples office?
Growth and alignment are checked at every routine visit in Naples. When an evaluation points toward braces, comprehensive orthodontic care is offered at the Fort Myers office with Dr. Whitesides, and the two locations run as one practice on one phone number.
Can we request a Spanish-speaking team member?
Yes. Dr. Torres speaks fluent English and Spanish, and mentioning prefiere español to our team is nothing out of the ordinary. We keep the whole visit in whatever language works best for your family.
How soon should a first appointment be booked?
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends a first visit by the first birthday, or within six months of the first tooth, whichever comes first. Most children under three do the entire visit on a parent's lap, which keeps that first appointment calmer than parents expect.
Ready to set sail?
A real human answers, Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm. New patient forms arrive ahead of time, no clipboard scramble.
Call (239) 482-2722