Welcome to All Kids Dental Pediatrics and Orthodontics! Our skilled dentists and team look forward to fostering the development of your childs smile! Dr. Paul Allen, Dr. Casey Johnson and associates are proud to be a team of dental professionals with specialties in pediatrics and orthodontics.

Your child is entering the developmental stages of a smile that they will take into adulthood, and we want them to have the beautiful smile they deserve. Since these developmental stages are so vital in your childs overall health, it is especially important they receive their care from professionals who have extensive experience and skill in pediatrics and orthodontics. We work together to help your child achieve the beautiful and healthy smile they deserve!

Bryanna won voters over with her creativity of stacking little snowmen on top of each other. Jeremiahs snow amn was a big hit with the snowman. We loved seeing everyones snowmen in the Roaring Fork Valley

SHEESH! We love haloween and all the costumes we got to see. We had 3 categories that entries could win! Best family theme, most creative and Best all Round. We added Shrek to the winners list because he was just TOO cute!

These teachers nominations blew us out of the water. They are each incredible teachers who go above and beyond to make their students smile and enjoy learning. Heres a little more about what they are doing to make a difference in the lives of our children.

Clay has provided a fun and amazing environment for our kids since the middle of August. He has fearlessly and tirelessly plowed forward through good times and bad (and good weather and bad) in an outdoor classroom made of hay bales to keep our kids safe, engaged, happy, educated, and social. He went from sun to rain to snow and back again making it fun all the way with his smile, wit, songs and stories. In the summer, he roller-skated to our home to sit on the porch, six feet apart, and discuss ideas and ways we could make it happen for our kids in the coming year. Clays commitment to his students and parents has been unwavering in the most difficult of circumstances. I can only hope to be as strong a parent as he has been a teacher to our children under the greatest of strain. Clay navigates the differing parental opinions and issues with humor and patience and has always exceeded this parents expectations. His ability to support his students and hold them in a supportive and loving space is truly inspiring. Clay doesnt just sit and teach, he performs. Clays willingness to get them out of the classroom and take them skiing, hiking and on nature walks allows our kids to appreciate and understand the world around them in a way other children dont get to experience.

Mr. Allen has made a personal impact on our lives in his personal approach to his treatment of our children. We have twin boys in Clays class and his care and concern with their daily well-being is inspiring. Clay called me one afternoon because my one son had been particularly naughty that day. He called me with humor and non-judgment and genuinely inquired as to what might be the cause because it was somewhat out of character. I was so impressed by his insight! I let him know that my husband and I were out of town for the night and he had stayed with my mother who fed him tons of sugar and let him stay up and watch tv. So there it was, a perfect explanation. We laughed together at his antics and closed the chapter. Clay has a wonderful instinct to look beyond a naughty behavior and see the child. This will make a huge impact on both of my sons confidence and character as they grow. This is one example of many where Clay has looked past the behavior and tried to get to the root of the cause. This approach takes much more time and care then just quickly addressing bad behavior as just bad behavior. Another time, my other son was struggling with a group of boys, feeling like an outsider. I wasnt aware of it but Clay was. He came to me, let me know what was happening. and said that he was afraid it could damage my sons confidence. He felt we needed to take some steps to work on my sons confidence, which we did. This type of involvement from a teacher is definitely above and beyond the normal caring of a students education and I appreciate that immensely.

I dont think of myself as a teacher, and it wasnt a goal to become one. As Socrates said, I cannot teach anyone anything. I can only make them think. And I dont even know if I can do that last part, but I certainly try!

This year, though certainly challenging, has also overflowed with wonderful moments in the classroom. I think you could hear a pin drop when I told the story of Ruby Bridges summoning the courage to walk into her school. Being with them as they integrated this story of courage and hope was a true privilege.

Mr. Hilbert has been such a motivational, influential teacher in my daughters life this year. He has changed her love for Social Studies, she has gained so much knowledge. He is also kind, loving, understanding and goes above and beyond to make sure that all the kids in his care are learning and loved. He is the true definition of a teacher and you can genuinely tell he loves being a teacher

I love telling stories from human history, and seeing the look of true enlightenment on a childs face, when they have learned something totally new from my teaching. And in general, I just enjoy being around children, and helping them grow, academically and socially.

Mr. Hilbert started teaching 6 years ago at Rifle Middle School and he hasnt left. Lucky Them! Eliana, his nominating student admires Mr. Hilberts choice to join the armed forces after 9/11. He knew he couldnt change what had already happened but that he could make a difference for the future. She says, he has the same attitude with the children he teaches. If he can teach them through events in history he can better our future leaders moving forward. Mr. Hilbert loves to see his former students and get to hear all the great things theyve been doing. He even had the heartwarming pleasure of a few students telling him that they are joining (or already have joined) the military because of the patriotic influence he had on them through his teaching.

Eliana notes that he doesnt always stick to a set lesson plan. He makes the lesson connect more to the kids everyday lives to help them understand better. He takes time to tell stories he has experienced from his days of serving in the military as well as being a kid that took place in some of the historic times they may be discussing in the lesson they are learning.

Even though his job is to teach kids and be involved academically, Eliana says he always makes sure they feel safe at school, that if they ever need anything or someone to talk to that his door is always open. She also appreciates his DAD JOKES and NINJA skills he shows off during their outdoor mask breaks.

This is the perfect opportunity to shout out my favorite teacher. His name is Mr. Benson and I think Mr. Benson should win this because he is very entertaining and allows his students to have a good time in his class and actually pay attention and learn. He teaches Geography and Civics at Glenwood Springs High School and Ive personally have never been a fan of history. Its always been more of a boring subject to me and i could never find my self to concentrate in a history class. I could almost never seem to get a decent grade in any of my history classes no matter how hard i tried. However, when i got Mr. Benson for my Geography class, Ive been getting high Bs in history. Ive been paying attention and know the materials we are learning. I actually look forward to going to a history class for once. So does my other friends who have him. I was talking to my friend who has his class with me and he out of nowhere came to the realization that we had his class next and he got to happy and excited about it. Everyone who is in my class always has a smile on their face when were in his room. I dont think i have seen one person in his classroom who hasnt had a smile on their face at least once.

But how does he put a smile on all these kids faces? Well, he has the best personality. Hes really funny and energetic. He makes a lot of jokes, picks on the kids in his class (in a jokingly way of course) he plays music and sings and dances around to it. He tells these amazing stories of his hot wife and makes these hilarious impressions of her or other people. He ALWAYS does his best to make his class fun and to put a smile on every kids face. Im not sure how else i can explain how amazing his personality is, i guess you just have to be there.

Mr. Benson also cares about his students. He will give you advice on how to make your essays better, he will help you with your work, give you extra time on an assignment you havent turned in so you dont get a bad grade or a missing on an assignment. He always asks his students how their day was and if they dont look like their having a good day he will check up on them and try to at least put one smile on their face so he knows hes doing something right. He will give you complements on the smallest things. Hes always in a good mood as well. I gave him baby yoda hand sanitizer one day because he loves star wars and now whenever i see something star wars i think of him. Anyways, he got so excited about hand sanitizer.

I would love to nominate my childs teacher. My daughters name is Brenlee Spannagel and her 3rd grade teacher is Molly Magnan from Brush Creek Elementary School. Molly was originallyhired at Brush Creek Elementary to teach Special Education. However, because of COVID Molly has become a third-grade teacher. She still has the responsibilityof providing her special education students with interventions along with planning and teaching the third grade curriculum. Im not sure how many teachers could do that with the grace, patience and love that she has. She shows up every day with a smile. She is fun and engaging. She goes above and beyond to make sure her students remember what she teaches them. For example, she has taught them Tic-Tok dances to remember theirmultiplicationfacts. Her students love her.

Ms. Magnans favorite thing about teaching is building relatinships with students and creating a fun learning environment. It makes her day to see a students light bulb go off, especialy when theres just silence in the room because theyre soaking everything up.

Children from 14 schools throughout the Roaring Fork Valley up through Eagle. participated in our Brushing Competition. The class from each school that brushed their teeth the most won a pizza party for their class! Weve ordered over 80 pizzas.

Three Families answered our Riddle on Instagram and won a customized Easter basket hunt at the park. We had a blast. One hunt was at Veltus park, one hunt was at Sopris Park in Carbondale and the other park was Two Rivers. It was such a joy to bring fun and light to these families. Especially fun to follow the clues with the teenagers at Sopris park youre never too old for a good ole Easter egg hunt.

One of the best competitions yet! All the snowmen entered were amazing. We had tow three finalist, it was such a close draw, but the entire snowmen family ended up winning the Local Family Datenight Giftcards.

We hosted a costume contest on social media for the entire community. To enter, all you had to do was tag us in your costume posts. We LOVED seeing everyones costumes! The winner chose a pair of custom Nikes and a matching Hydroflask.

Dr. Allen recently hosted a virtual dental education meeting with second graders at Sopris Elementary. Before COVID hit, we frequently visited local schools to help teach children the importance of brushing and flossing and having a healthy diet. We look forward to getting back into the schools and seeing all the kids we love. Until then, we look forward to more virtual meetings.

When not at the office caring for his patients, Dr. Johnson can be found enjoying everything the beautiful Roaring Fork Valley has to offer with his wife, Jeanne, and their three children, Zachary, Leigh Anne and Tyler.