When we set out to make a difference in dentistry, we knew it had to start with you. Your care. Your experience. We believe you deserve transparency and compassion when it comes to your dental care. We think it means finding treatments that best fit your goals, your family, and your lifestyle. We thrive on helping you attain healthy smiles in a convenient, comfortable, and judgement-free way. And we want your experience with us to be one you actually look forward to. Here, we have fun, we laugh, and we are excited to see you! This is a place where compassion meets clinical excellence, where professionalism and teamwork are priority, and where doing the right thing means offering the very best solutions for you.
What Is Family Dentistry?
At Advanced Dental of Holmdel, Dr. Rachel E. Pickworth is an experienced family dentist, which means she can treat patients of all ages. Family dentistry is concerned with addressing oral health at every stage of life, but particularly in kids and teenagers. Family dentists are quite similar to general dentists, but typically have more experience working with children. Some family dentists may even be qualified pediatricians.
When you choose a family dentist, you’re choosing a practice that will be able to address the oral needs of you and your children, at every stage of life.
What Do Family Dentists Do?
Family dentists typically focus on general and preventative dentistry. Some of the most common services family dentists provide include:
- Regular cleanings and exams – 6-month exams are critical for patients of all ages because they help catch oral issues like tooth decay and gingivitis before they become more severe. These checkups also ensure that your child’s teeth are developing properly.
- Fluoride treatments and dental sealants – Fluoride treatments and dental sealants are both great ways to prevent tooth decay, which is especially common in children.
- Cavity checks and fillings – Tooth decay is a common, yet completely preventable, childhood disease. Most family dentists specialize in identifying and filling cavities, and treating patients of all ages who are suffering from tooth decay.
- Orthodontics – Not all family dentists can offer in-house orthodontic treatment. However, they do offer orthodontic exams, and can provide referrals to outside orthodontists, if necessary.
- Gum disease treatment – Family dentists typically offer services like periodontal maintenance and scaling and root planing to treat patients who are suffering from gum disease.
About The Doctor
Dr. Rachel E. Pickworth is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and specializes in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), as well as General Dentistry.
Her mission is to serve your family with the most advanced dental care available today. Advanced Dental of Holmdel, led by Dr. Pickworth, offers comprehensive dental care and Oral Sleep Apnea solutions for the entire family with the very latest modern equipment.
Dr. Pickworth provides high quality and effective treatment with kindness, courtesy, and patience in a friendly environment. Our office offers general dentistry services, preventive dentistry, cosmetic and restorative care, as well as dental sleep medicine.
She is an active member of the American Dental Association, New Jersey Dental Association, Monmouth/Ocean County Dental Society, The American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA), The New Jersey Sleep Society, and The American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM). Dr. Pickworth takes continuing education very seriously as it allows her to stay current with all the latest treatments and technologies.