Shadelands Pediatric Dentistry warmly welcomes young patients from the Bay Area to our dental practice. We provide a wide range of pediatric dental services, including routine cleanings, filings, and emergency dentistry treatments to patients in Walnut Creek. Our team puts all focus and energy towards creating a comforting atmosphere just for kids.
Getting children into the dental office early can help encourage good dental habits into adulthood, as well as alleviate potential dental-related anxieties. At our dental practice, we welcome children to their first dental experience with caring and gentle treatment.
Dr. Lopez teaches children that seeing the dentist is fun. Working to relieve anxiety builds best practices in the future, preventing many common dental issues like cavities and gingivitis. New patients find our office welcoming, comforting, and relaxing. Tour our office online before your first visit.
We understand the importance of routine maintenance and make it a priority to educate children and parents on the activities necessary to maintain good dental hygiene. We teach proper methods of brushing and flossing, as well as supply additional information to keep smile healthy, like deciding what foods to eat and which to steer clear from.
While we work very hard to create a comforting environment, we also understand that not all patients are as excited as Dr. Lopez to step into our dental office, which is why we offer care that allows patients to relax prior to their treatment. We provide sedation dentistry for anxious patients looking for a little encouragement in receiving extensive dental services, such when undergoing an extraction or a pulpectomy.
Dr. A. Melissa Lopez is a Chicago-native who recently relocated to the Bay Area from the Midwest to join her husband, Dr. Ricky Singh. Dr. Melissa graduated from Chicagos St. Ignatius College Prep in 1995. She then moved to the East Coast to attend the University of Pennsylvania where over the next seven years she earned a BS in Biology from the College of Arts and Sciences, a DMD from the School of Dental Medicine and a MSEd from the Graduate School of Education. Dr. Lopez then returned to her hometown of Chicago to complete a general practice residency and a pediatric dental specialty residency at Illinois Masonic Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago respectively.
Dr. Lopez has served organized dentistry and the public through several positions on committees and boards of the Illinois Society of Pediatric Dentists, the Greater Chicago Hispanic Dental Association, the Chicago Dental Society and the Illinois State Dental Society; she is also a trained spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, a fellow of the American College of Dentists, and has helped film a pre-natal video for the American Dental Association.
In 2010, Dr. Melissa completed the PURE Yoga 200hr teacher training to become a certified yoga teacher. Besides her love of yoga, she also enjoys reading and spending time outdoors. She is learning the art of cooking and would love it if you shared one of your favorite recipes with her!Dr. Melissa provides care in English & Spanish.
Dr.JudythLee was born in Los Angeles and lived there until she was in middle school. Her formative years of childhood were spent in Hartwell, Georgia and she graduated from Hart County High School. She studied Microbiology at the University of Georgia and obtained her Bachelors inScience degree. Dr. Lee then moved to Boston and obtained her Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree fromTuftsUniversitySchool of Dental Medicine. She continued her post-doctoral education and clinical training at NYU Lutheran Medical Center serving the underserved population of the Eastern Shore of Maryland through the pediatric dentistry residency program. After residency, Dr. Lee practiced in New York City and New Jersey.
During her time in NYC, Dr. Lee got engaged and has recently relocated to the Bay Area to join her husband, Mike. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring the Bay Area with Mike and has adapted to the health-conscious and active lifestyle prevalent here! You can also find her at Clay by the Bay pursuing her other passion, pottery, and creating ceramic pieces for her new home.
Dr. Lee is a board certified pediatric dentist by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and California Society of Pediatric Dentistry.
