Family dentistry
Checkups for the whole family, scheduled around school and work
Checkups for children and adults in the same office, with brushing and flossing coaching for kids, booked around school and work.
Chapter 01
A good first visit for kids
A child's first appointment at Buckley Dental Care is built to be easy, not rushed. The visit covers a gentle exam and a cleaning suited to a child's mouth, plus time for questions from a parent about anything that's come up at home. Dr. Javaid Chaudhry and the hygienists work with kids at their own pace, which matters more for a first visit than it does for a routine one.
Kids also get straightforward coaching on brushing and flossing, the kind that sticks because it's tied to their own teeth and their own checkup, not a poster on a wall. Parents are welcome to stay in the room, and there's no pressure to fix a whole list of things at once.
The waiting room coffee station under the stained-glass Mount Rainier window at Buckley Dental Care.
Checkups that work around school and work
Getting a family of four to the dentist without anyone missing school or work is its own logistics problem, and it's one reason the office keeps hours most dental offices don't. Monday the office is open until 7 PM, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 AM to 7 PM, and there's a Saturday and Sunday slot too, from 8 AM and 9 AM respectively until 2 PM.
That schedule means a working parent can bring a teenager in after school on a Wednesday evening, or the whole family can come in on a Sunday morning instead of losing a weekday to appointments. Call (360) 829-1201 and the front desk will find a time that actually fits your week.
Chapter 03
One office for every generation
Buckley Dental Care has been a family-owned practice on Main Street since 1973, and it's common here to see three generations of the same family on the schedule: grandparents, parents and kids, all at one office instead of juggling separate providers. Dr. Chaudhry and the hygienists get to know a household over years, not just one visit at a time.
That continuity is part of why the practice has stayed on the same block of downtown Buckley for more than fifty years. A toddler's first look and a parent's overdue checkup happen at the same address, 761 Main St, with the same team in the same building.
'Wonderful place! Great people! I have enjoyed every visit at Buckley Dental Care. They make you feel right at home every time. I love that they get to know you and you leave feeling like family,' says Keelyn Turgeon in a Google review.
What family dentistry covers
Between checkups, regular cleanings keep small problems from turning into bigger ones, especially for kids who are still learning to brush well on their own. And if your family has dental insurance, check the current offers for the free child cleaning and exam.
- Checkups and exams for children and adults
- Oral hygiene coaching for kids
- Evening, Saturday and Sunday appointment times