Our office has cared for infants, children, and teens for over 40 years. Dr. George Cantu founded our practice in 1979. In 1990, Drs. Posnick and Lanier took over and co-owned the office before passing the torch to Dr. Kevin Black in 2017. Weare the only clinic focused on children's dentistry in Galveston, TX.
Dr. Kevin Black is a general dentist serving children in Galveston, TX. Dr. Black earned his dental degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, after earning his bachelors degree from the Ohio State University. Being born in South Korea and raised in Katy, Texas, he understands that each family comes from different backgrounds and has unique concerns. Having this in mind, Dr. Black serves each family with a customized treatment plan with integrity and honesty. Dr. Black provides safe and effective sedations in the office. For patients with extreme dental anxiety, he provides hospital treatment at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center every Friday.
Dr. Black is the only dentist holding a hospital privilege to provide pediatric dental services at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, working with top medical anesthesiologists to provide treatments under general anesthesia. Dr. Black continues to attend advanced continuing education training in pediatric dentistry every year while participating in various events with the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry as an affiliate member.
Away from Childrens Dental, Dr. Black has been serving as a dental officer in the Army Reserve for the past 11 years. He has served several missions including a deployment to Afghanistan. He hopes to see and meet new families and patients here at Childrens Dental.
Dr. Nguyen is proud to call Houston her home. She was born and raised in southwest Houston, where she attended DeBakey High School for Health Professions and graduated with a Bachelors degree from The University of Texas at Austin (Hookem Horns!). She obtained her dental degree from Boston University in Boston, MA. After practicing in Massachusetts, she decided to move back to her hometown of Houston, Texas.
After working as a general dentist for several years, Dr. Nguyen realized her passion and enjoyment working with kids and decided to go back to school to specialize in pediatric dentistry. She returned back to her dental school Boston University for her pediatric residency and specialty degree. During her residency program, Dr. Nguyen gained insight & knowledge on treating children as young as 6 months as well as patients with special needs.