Hospital Dentistry for Kids
Safe, sleep-through care for little ones at the hospital. Some children are too young, too anxious, or need too much work to sit through visits in a dental chair. For them, we complete everything in one hospital visit while they sleep under general anesthesia, monitored the entire time by the hospital anesthesia team.
When the Hospital Is the Kinder Option
Very Young Children
Anxious Kids & Special Needs
A Lot of Work at Once
How Hospital Dentistry Works
Exam at Our Office
We examine your child here first, walk you through exactly what needs to be done, and answer every question. You’ll know the full treatment plan and the total cost before anything is scheduled.
One Visit at the Hospital
Your child sleeps through the entire procedure under general anesthesia, administered and monitored by the hospital anesthesia team. Dr. Menlove completes all the dental work.
Home the Same Day
WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE US
Hospital Privileges Most Dental Offices Don’t Have
- One of only two dental providers in Lubbock offering hospital dentistry for children.
- General anesthesia is administered and monitored by the hospital anesthesia team from start to finish.
- All the dental work is completed in one visit, so your child isn’t asked to be brave month after month.
- Your child wakes up with the work done and no memory of the procedure.
- Follow-up care happens at our office on Avenue Q, with the same doctor and the same familiar faces.
The Total Cost, Before You Schedule
Hospital dentistry sounds expensive, and at a lot of places it is. Here it works like everything else we do: you get the total cost of the dental treatment at the consultation, before the hospital visit is scheduled. We accept Medicaid and most major insurance plans, and payment plans are offered for the dental portion of care. Our team will help you understand what your plan covers, including the hospital and anesthesia portions, so there’s a clear picture before treatment day.
Hospital Dentistry Questions, Straight Answers
Yes. That’s the point of hospital dentistry. While your child sleeps under general anesthesia, Dr. Menlove completes the full treatment plan, whether that’s fillings, crowns, or extractions, in a single hospital visit. Your child wakes up with everything done.
General anesthesia is administered and monitored by the hospital’s anesthesia team from start to finish, and your child is watched closely the entire time. We’ll go over the plan and answer your questions at the consultation, and the anesthesia team can address anything specific to your child’s health before treatment day.
Hospital dentistry is often the kinder option for very young children with serious decay, children who are too anxious or have special needs to tolerate treatment in a chair, and children who need a lot of work done at once. The exam at our office is where we make that call together, and we’ll tell you honestly if regular visits will work.
We accept Medicaid, and our team will help you understand what your plan covers before anything is scheduled, including the hospital and anesthesia portions. Coverage can vary by plan and by your child’s situation, so we’ll walk through it with you at the consultation and you’ll have a clear picture before treatment day.
We’ll give you clear, step-by-step instructions before treatment day, including when your child should stop eating and drinking, which is standard before anesthesia. Explaining the visit in simple, positive terms helps too, and we’re happy to suggest ways to talk about it at your child’s age.
Hospital policies decide exactly how parents are involved, so we’ll explain what to expect for your child’s visit ahead of time, including where you’ll wait and when you can be with them after they wake up. Ask us at the consultation and we’ll walk you through it.
Dental treatment provided by Dr. Benjamin Menlove, General Dentist. General anesthesia is administered and monitored by the hospital’s anesthesia providers.