One of the most critical and formative periods of dental care is from birth through the teenage years. Pediatric dental specialists are trained to treat the unique needs of children of all ages. The pediatric dentists at Children's Dentistry have completed two years of specialty training after dental school. These specialized skills enable us to manage the needs of all children and young people including those who are mentally, physically or emotionally challenged.

Encouraging your child to begin and continue with good dental habits is our primary objective. We accomplish this by teaching children about the importance of good oral hygiene. Many dental diseases can be avoided if preventative methods such as dietary and hygiene counseling are taught at an early age. It's important to remember that a beautiful smile will influence a child's personality for their entire life.

The staff at Children's Dentistry provides preventive and dietary counseling free of charge for children 6-18 months of age. We recommend that your child begin routine preventive dental visits by the age of two. This way, if problems are detected, they can be treated early.

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James C. Beall, D.D.S.

Dr. Jim Beall grew up in the United States Air Force and lived in many places including the Philippine Islands and Ecuador, South America before graduating high school in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon graduating from the Emory University School of Dentistry in 1967, he practiced general dentistry for six years in the Air Force as well as in his own office in West Palm Beach, Florida. In 1973, Dr. Beall joined the College of Dental Medicine and the Children's Hospital of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) for graduate studies in Pediatric Dentistry.

In 1977, Dr. Beall joined Children's Dentistry, P.A. Since that time he has been active in dental organizations and children's dental issues locally, in South Carolina, the Southeast and Nationally. He served as the Pediatric Dental Consultant to the South Carolina Department of Social Services from 1977 - 1987, held the office of President of the South Carolina Dental Association's Coastal District and served as President of the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry. In 2001, Dr. Beall was honored for his work by being elected to the International College of Dentists by his dental colleagues. He is currently the Pediatric Dental Consultant to the Federal Government's CMS District IV (Southeastern States). He has been Chairman of the Joint Advisory Committee of the South Carolina Medicaid Dental Program and continues to work on programs to ensure that all children in need have the opportunity to receive quality dental care.

Dr. Beall has served as Vestryman and past Junior Warden of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston, South Carolina. Besides Pediatric Dentistry, the great loves in his life are his wife, Judy (recently retired from Delta Airlines) and his three children, Greg (born 1963), Wendy (1968) and Lowry (1979) and ANYTHING about Aviation (history, air shows, museums, and all airplanes old and new!).  Please don't get him started about Airplanes!!

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Wayne L. King, D.D.S.

Dr. Wayne L. King is a native Charlestonian who graduated from Porter Military Academy in 1964. After earning a B.S. degree in Chemistry, with minors in math and German, from the College of Charleston in 1968, he was awarded a D.M.D. degree from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), School of Dentistry in 1972. He then entered the United States Navy as a dental officer and completed a general dental internship at Boston Naval Hospital. LCDR. King also served two years aboard the USS Puget Sound (AD-38). In 1977 he finished a two-year residency (one year as Chief Resident) in Pediatric Dentistry at MUSC. He then entered private practice in Charleston with Children's Dentistry, PA. He is a member of numerous dental societies and organizations.

Dr. King is married to Jeannie Nissen King, a Converse graduate and native of Marion, SC, who teaches first grade music at Porter-Gaud School. They have one son, Davis Legare, who is eleven years old and is in the fifth grade at Porter-Gaud School. The Kings are members of Grace Episcopal Church.

Outside of family and pediatric dentistry, his greatest interests are cooking and travel. For the past twenty years he has been the president of the Charleston Baillage of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, the largest and oldest gastronomic society in the world.

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Dr. George Deussing was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended Penn State University and Temple University School of Dentistry. He also attended the Medical University of South Carolina for his Pediatric Dentistry specialty training, and was Chief Resident. Dr. Deussing was a Major in the United States Air Force Dental Corps, and Chief of Pediatric Dentistry while stationed in Ramstein, Germany. He has also lived and practiced in Tokyo, Japan, Spokane, WA, Redding, CA, Bryn Mawr, PA, Cherry Hill, NJ, and for the last eighteen years in Charleston. He is Board Certified in Pediatric Dentistry and a member of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Deussing has a son, Ryan, who lives in New York City and owns the internet business www.elsewares.com; and a daughter, Corey, who is a Dental Hygienist in Hilton Head Island, SC. In his spare time, Dr. Deussing loves laughing, swimming, working out, playing golf, and eating. He is most proud of his staff, especially Michelle, who has worked with him for eighteen years, and of Mandy, who was his patient, and now an employee for eighteen years! He also loves his 2 miniature, red, long-haired dachshunds, and so do many of his patients and their parents, as they are on his staff part-time!!