Dentistry for Children and Teens has been caring for children and adolescents since 1985. Located across the street from the North Lake Mall and easily accessible from I-85 N and I-285, our office is easy to get to and offers plenty of free parking.

Caring for your child with the utmost compassion while making their dental visit a fun and positive experience is our top priority. To keep things fun, we have a large saltwater aquarium and TVs with age-appropriate programming playing throughout the practice.

Dr. Wesley Powell, DDS MS is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (Board Certified) who has been in a private dental practice for children, teens, and adolescents since 2001. . He and his team are experts in a full range of childrens dental services which include cleanings, sealants, cosmetic fillings, in-office oral and IV sedations, laughing gas, digital radiography, tooth whitening, sports mouth guards and children and teen orthodontics. He is currently a member of Gnathos, a continuing education organization that deals solely with the orthodontic treatment and clinical modification of growth and development among growing children and teens. Dr Powell finished his undergraduate studies at the Southern Methodist University with a degree in Anthropology. He attended Columbia University School of Dentistry and Oral Surgery in New York for his dental training. Upon graduating, he completed a three-year post graduate residency program in pediatric dentistry while earning a Masters degree in clinical dentistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also completed an externship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. His thesis was published in the Journal of Oral Immunology and Microbiology.

Over the course of his career, he has served as the Atlanta representative for Crest for Childrens Dental Awareness Month, sharing his knowledge to inner city children. He also became a local spokesperson for Colgate, appearing on local television channels to promote dental care, He is also the Atlanta Dental Coordinator for the charitable organization Team Smile and the Atlanta Falcons. This organization partners with a local professional sports team to provide free dental care and screenings to children in many NFL/NBA cities, including some colleges around the country. Partnering with the Atlanta Falcons, Team Smile gathers local dentists and hygienists as they provide free dental care to underprivileged children.

In addition to practicing Pediatric Dentistry in Atlanta at his two office locations in North Lake and Chastain Park, Dr. Powell and his family reside in the City of Brookhaven. He enjoys many outdoor activities such as snow skiing, exercising,playing golf, traveling, volunteering and coaching for his sons sports at N.Y.O., sporting events, and attending concerts at Chastain Park. He is active in the community with his foundations and community service organizations such as Camp Sunshine and Lanier Partners of North Georgia. He is also a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church and has participated with helping with pre-school children.

Dr. Sheh Vahid is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and an active member of American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Being raised in a family of dentists , her father a pediatric dentist, mother an orthodontist (both graduates of the University of Rochester), and her older brother a general dentist (graduate of the University of Michigan), Dr. Sheh always knew her passion was in the field of dentistry. During her high school years, she shadowed at her parents private practice and helped with assisting, sterilization, and taking radiographs. It was then that she became more interested in working with and helping children through pediatric dentistry.

Dr. Sheh initially attended Michigan State University for her pre-doctoral education and earned a Bachelors of Science in Biology and Physiology. She chose the prestigious University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine where she was offered the Deans scholarship. She completed her Doctoral degree in 2008 with honors and continued her education at the University of Rochester Eastman Dental Center completing a one year General Dentistry Residency (AEGD) with focus in Pediatric Dentistry. During that year she actively participated in the Community Dentistry Program to provide dental care to underserved school children of Rochester. Moving on, Dr. Sheh relocated to suburbs of Philadelphia and worked as a general dentist in a pediatric dental practice (Cavity Busters) for one year. Knowing that her true passion lied in helping children, she returned home to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2010 and continued her education at the University of Michigan to become a board certified pediatric dentist. Her residency training involved treating children of all ages from infancy through adolescence including those with special needs and mental or physical disabilities. She excelled in approaching each child with their unique needs through various behavior management techniques such as simple communication and management to use of nitrous oxide, oral sedations and, when necessary, treatment in the operating room under general anesthesia. Aside from the clinical training, Dr. Shehs research interest was in studying the infant oral health, specifically comparing the outcome of early versus late first dental visits in the preschool aged children of Flint, Michigan. This research earned her a Master of Science in Pediatric Dentistry and was presented at the annual meeting of American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Following her residency training, Dr. Sheh practiced in Livonia, Michigan until she relocated to Atlanta, Georgia in January of 2014 and joined Dr. Powell at Dentistry for Children and Teens. Like Dr. Powell, Dr. Sheh prefers a close relationship with her patients and their families and uses her training and experience to treat each child in a unique and individual way.

Dr. Sheh is a member of the American Dental Association (ADA), American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), Georgia Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (GAPD) and the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry (SSPD). She currently lives in Chamblee, Atlanta and enjoys spending her spare time working out, bike riding, dinning out, skiing, and spending time with friends and family.