With over twenty years of experience in the dental field and fifteen years of experience as founder and director of her own, successful pediatric dental practice in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Office Towers, Dr. Kelman uses that expertise to consult starting and established pediatric dentists and general dentists looking to incorporate pediatric dentistry into their practice or expand their current pediatric practice. In private practice, pediatric dentists must not only be excellent clinicians and child behavior specialists, but must also learn the psychology of communication and team leadership, while understanding business management and accounting.
In her national lectures to dental organizations and study clubs, Dr. Kelman emphasizes a practice culture where patient care comes first, in a conservative care environment. When a patient family trusts the clinician and the team, their positive experience is shared and the clinicians and team have made a difference not only in the life of the patient treated but in the lives of the friends and family they refer to you. Having had a consistently growing pediatric dental practice based solely on word of mouth, Dr. Kelman understands the strategies needed to develop and maintain a successful pediatric dental practice. She has helped numerous practices establish and successfully implement systems that help grow their pediatric programs.