Dr. Mia Tan, DDS
Pediatric DentistLoves turning first visits into high-fives, and is happiest when a once-nervous kid asks when they can come back.
Mia takes most of our first appointments, because settling a child who has never seen a dentist is the part of the job she enjoys most. Her approach is unhurried to the point of being stubborn about it: she would far rather spend a whole visit getting a four-year-old comfortable in the chair than rush a check-up that leaves them dreading the next one.
Parents tend to notice that she talks to the child first and the adult second. She narrates everything she is about to do, hands over the mirror so they can watch, and treats "not today" as a perfectly reasonable answer.