Tune in to Dr. Winifred Booker as she gives her twist on how to examine an infant or toddler in the office. As she describes in the inspiring podcast, she once had a shoulder injury which made it challenging to examine a small child in the “lap-to-lap” position. She innovated and created the concept of “Highchair Dental Care”. Here how this method offers many advantages over the traditional methods of examining infants and toddlers.

Bio:

Dr. Booker Earned a BS degree in Biology from Tennessee State University. She then earned her DDS degree from Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry. She further trained at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC where she received a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry. She is a Board-CertifiedPediatric Dentist.

Dr. Booker has had a private practice since 1988 and is the principal owner of Valley Dental Pediatrics. She is Founder of The Children’s Oral Health Institute which began in 1997, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the oral health education of children and families, as well as owner of Brushtime Enterprises, an oral hygiene products company opened in 1990.

Dr. Booker has held several leadership positions in organized dentistry and is currently the President-Elect of the Maryland State Dental Association (MSDA).

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