Statesboro Pediatric Dentistry

Statesboro Pediatric Dentistry is a pediatric dental practice in Statesboro, Georgia, located at 613 East Grady Street. Board certified pediatric dentists Dr. John L. Wasdin and Dr. Anjali Patel lead the practice, which treats only children, adolescents, and individuals with special needs. Care is delivered in a jungle themed office designed to make dental visits feel like an adventure for young patients. The practice offers preventive care including exams, cleanings, sealants, and silver diamine fluoride, along with fillings, crowns, baby tooth nerve therapy, extractions, and space maintainers. For anxious, fearful, or nervous children, sedation and anesthesia options are available, including nitrous oxide, in office IV sedation, and general anesthesia. Appointments are available Monday through Wednesday from 8:30am to 4:30pm and Thursday from 8:30am to 3:00pm. The practice holds a rating of 4.90.

Dr. John grew up in Screven, Georgia, graduated from Wayne County High School in 1991, completed undergraduate training in three years at Georgia Southern University, and was accepted early into The Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry. He earned his doctorate in dental medicine as valedictorian of the dental class of 1998 and received the Dolly Award, given by fellow classmates to the senior dental student who best represents professionalism, empathy, and perseverance. Dr. Anjali Patel, known as Dr. A, was born and raised in Milledgeville, Georgia, completed dental education and specialty training in pediatric dentistry, and is a former board member for Safe Haven and The Boys and Girls Club of Bulloch County. Practice manager Skye Mashburn earned a degree in Dental Hygiene from Armstrong Atlantic State University and has practiced clinical hygiene for over 24 years, 20 of them primarily as a pediatric dental hygienist.

The office sits on East Grady Street, about 0.2 miles from Nan Rushing Bland park and Northside Drive East, and roughly 0.3 miles from Zetterower School. Statesboro High School is about half a mile away.

The practice is known for the positive rating its patients have given it, reflecting the care families in Statesboro have come to expect from a team that treats children as its sole specialty.