Visiting Growing Healthy Smiles

Growing Healthy Smiles is located across the street from Fleming Island High School, convenient for families living in Fleming Island, Eagle Harbor, Orange Park, Green Cove Springs, Middleburg, and other neighborhoods in Clay County. We also serve patients from nearby Jacksonville, Oakleaf, Ortega, N.A.S. Jax, and St. Augustine. We are open Monday through Friday. Most major insurances are accepted & interest-free payment plans are available. Learn more at TeamKailes.com

Hi! I’m Dr. Beth Kailes. Welcome to my office! Let me show you what you can expect on your first visit!

The first thing you do is tell the receptionist you are here.

Your dental assistant will call your name and take you to your own special room.

Stand next to the growth chart so we can see how much you’ve grown.

This is the chair you will sit in. It moves up and down.

Now you can take off your mask.

The assistant and dentist wear a coat, safety glasses & soft gloves to keep you safe.

You wear a special napkin to keep your shirt clean and glasses to keep light out of your eyes.

The assistant may take special pictures of your teeth called x-rays. You wear a special blanket while the tooth camera takes your pictures. Hold still!

Now it’s time to clean your teeth. The chair leans back so you can watch TV.

This is the light we use to look at your teeth.

This is our special toothbrush that spins to make your teeth shiny and clean. It feels tickly on your teeth.

This is Mr. Thirsty. He takes away any extra water and toothpaste.

Now it’s time to floss. Floss is a special string that cleans in between your teeth where your toothbrush can’t reach.

The dentist will come count your teeth with this special tooth counter and make sure you don’t have any cavities.

Sometimes we use a special light on our glasses.

When you have no cavities, you will be in our No Cavity Club!

The assistant will paint special tooth vitamins on your teeth called fluoride. Fluoride will help make your teeth stronger and help prevent cavities.

If you have a cavity, the dentist will fix it using a special toothbrush that whistles, sprays water and feels bumpy. We might use nitrous oxide, happy air that you breathe through your nose.

When you are all done, you get a goody bag! Great job! We are so proud of you!

Thanks for watching! See you soon!