Children's Dentistry & Orthodontics — Local services in Chesapeake

We came in for a filling that fell out of my 5 year old. Made the appt. a month ago and it was just starting to hurt her. I will start out by saying the front desk staff and the dental hygienist that saw us were absolutely amazing and set my child at ease. By the time we saw the dentist she was bouncing around and ready. The dentist tells me that they need to do a root canal on said tooth. I have never had a root canal or even a filling so this is all new to me. I def. should have went home and did some research but she was already in pain and she was ready to do it then. I told her that I had never had a root canal but heard they are super painful so how would that be managed. She told me that there was no pain with the procedure but we could do the laughing gas. Ok, we did the same thing with the filling and true to statement it did not hurt her. Then they come back and tell me that the gas is out BUT there is really no pain and the gas is just to calm them down so I still agree since she is calm. As soon as she put the first thing into her mouth ( I still have no idea if that was an injection to numb or a gel-but I assume the first now) she stiffened up and started to panic and cry. She is a tough girl and this def did NOT happen for the filling so there was def PAIN for her. At that point the dentist says "the worst part is all over, I just need 5min" so Im upset but thinking I shouldn't stop this now since the worst is over and just 5more min. Through the 5min frame she stops and tells my child to stop crying. Im literally counting down and around the 2min she starts back over saying she just needs 5min. They then can't fit the crown! I just cannot get over the fact that they told me it wasn't going to hurt. Had I known that I could have prepared my child and we def would have waited for that gas. She use to love the dentist and now Im afraid she is traumatized, Im...

This morning I had a postpartum glucose test. As soon as I was done I rushed off to the dentist office for my boys (ages 2 and 4) first ever visit without grabbing a bite first. I was hungry but fine. Went back for their cleanings and I started getting so shakey and weak feeling. I looked in the diaper bag for anything but of course had nothing- normally there’s always peanut butter crackers or SOMETHING. Then broke out in a really intense sweat. I told them I was having a sugar low and asked if they had a peppermint or something. They sat me down and quickly brought me a Mountain Dew and a cliff bar, put wet cloths on my neck and brought a fan over and watched the kids for me until I was 100%. I’ve never felt so close to passing out ever. Dr Hasty said I looked so confused in my eyes before and looked much better when I was leaving. I’m so dang grateful they were quick and able to help me and were so sweet to my kids. My sons had no idea what was going on as they were just having fun playing in the office and they left so excited about the dentist office and the special goodies they left with. They had a wonderful first experience and with their swift...

Our sons have been patients of Dr. Hasty's for almost twenty years. From the moment we walked through the door it was a welcoming environment. The hygienist, Jennifer, who saw them on their first visit, was also there to see the oldest two on their last and she still takes care of our youngest. Dr, Hasty has been an incredible blessing to our family as my eldest son presented quite a challenge. Dr. Hasty took EXCELLENT care of our eldest and through years of constant challenges, ALWAYS made sure that Brian was comfortable but most of all, had a smile he could be proud of. Whenever there was an issue (And as with teeth, there sometimes is!) Dr. Hasty was always there to address the issue right away, but more importantly, to make them comfortable. I cannot say enough good things about this practice and Dr. Hasty as I feel we hit the 'Dental Jackpot"......I would HIGHLY recommend this practice and Dr. Hasty to everyone. Excellent doctors/dentists are very hard to come by and when you've found one, you've...