Children's Dentistry – Nicholas Ching, D.D.S.,Inc.

Children's Dentistry - Nicholas Ching, D.D.S., Inc. is a pediatric dental practice in El Cerrito, California. The office serves infants, children, and teens, and its care centers on pediatric dentistry: a pediatric dentist, the practice explains, is the pediatrician of the dental world, trained in child psychology, growth and development, and the techniques for treating dental problems that arise during childhood. Dr. Ching and his staff work to make visits safe, fun, and age-appropriate, and the practice holds a 5.00 rating from the customers who have reviewed it.

Dr. Nicholas Y. Ching was born and raised in the Bay Area and graduated Summa Cum Laude in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his dental education at the University of California, San Francisco, then specialty training in pediatric dentistry at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, where he was appointed Chief Resident at Boston Children's Hospital. He is board certified and a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He was once a patient at Children's Dentistry himself, when Dr. Edward Matsuishi owned the practice, and those visits inspired him to pursue pediatric dentistry; he now owns the practice. He also serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCSF School of Dentistry, mentoring predoctoral students.

The practice describes a child-centered waiting room with toys, picture books, and stuffed animals, and a staff trained to calm an apprehensive child and answer parents' questions. The team includes April and Tenzin as Patient Care Representatives, John, a Registered Dental Assistant who has worked at Children's Dentistry since 2005, and Vanessa, a Registered Dental Assistant who graduated from the College of Alameda with a degree in Dental Assisting. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8am to 5pm, and Friday, 8am to 3pm.

The office sits on Stockton Ave, about 0.3 miles from Cerrito Vista Park, the Ohlone Greenway, the Contra Costa Civic Theatre, and the El Cerrito Branch of the Contra Costa County Library, and about 0.2 miles from North Fork Cerrito Creek.

For families in El Cerrito seeking a pediatric dentist, the practice pairs Dr. Ching's board-certified specialty training with a 5.00 rating from the parents and children who have visited.