Austin Kids Teeth

We see a dentist up north but my 18M had a fall on Friday night and we saw Dr. Matthew Johnson, the on-​call dentist, on Saturday morning and he was wonderful. He worked with our schedule and made the process of seeing a new provider very easy. The office was extremely clean and my son loved it. Dr. Johnson quickly fixed our problem and couldn’t have been nicer on a Saturday! We greatly appreciate him!!!

I have a similar experience as J.W. with the doctor being really pushy with sedatives. Our kids came here for almost two years, everything was fine. The office is very kid friendly: books, toys everywhere. They loved getting a prize from a treasure box. I give these guys credit, as they helped my kids not be afraid of the dentist.
However, when the time came to do dental work, Dr. Babot insisted on general anesthesia. I explained I was not comfortable doing it as my son had a murmur. She was cranky and acted like I don’t know what I am talking about. She assured me that in her 28 or whatever years of practice nothing bad ever happened, but eventually she agreed to do laughing gas. At the appointment she was impatient, did only one of two fillings, and said she would only be able to do the other one under GA. Yup. So we went to another dentist (my dentist who works on adults AND kids) who confirmed my suspicion that the procedure was not urgent and there certainly was no need in general anesthesia.
I understand it is easier to work on kids when they are knocked out. However, when I started questioning the safety of those sedatives, I was met with a glare, clenched teeth, and judgy snappy responses. So we are not going back there.

We did not have a very good experience with Austin Kids Teeth. I didn’t feel like my opinion was valued regarding the (over)use of sedatives and nitrous oxide in their office and was billed for an «exam» when the dentist spent a total of sixty seconds looking in my child’s mouth. I really wanted to like them because of all the great reviews but will not return because of my experience there.

My 5 year old daughter was scared to go to the dentist. She had been with me a few times and I think that freaked her out a little. When I called to make the appt, I told them that and they assured me they would take care of her. When we went in, we did have to wait a little (appt was at 7:45 and we got in at 8:00) but the dental hygienist was amazing. She knew just what to say to my daughter to put her at ease. There’s nothing like watching someone being sincerely nice to your child. She showed her everything and explained every move to her.

I will say the Doctors at Austin & Buda Kids teeth are really good. However, dont ever make an 6 month checkup appt in advance, because most likely you will forget, their office will not make a reminder call, and then proceed to charge you for a missed appt.
Hence, loss of a 6 yr patient…

Love, love, love Austin Kids Teeth! We started going with our first child when Dr Babot was off of 71 and now all 3 of our boys go! Every one in the office is fabulous — we’ve seen all the Drs and you can be comfortable with any of them. Can’t say enough good things — we’ll go there till they tell us we’re too old! :-)

Love the office, love Dr. Babot. Everyone there is really nice, the office is attractively decorated, etc. We’re still going there even after moving to the other side of town.

Dr. Babot’s pediatric dentist office is outstanding! Over the past few years, I have needed several last-​minute appointments due to travel and they have always graciously accommodated us. My kids love her and the staff. My kids (now 3 & 6) have had crowns, sealants and fillings done there — all enjoyable experiences for them. They have video goggles kids can watch during procedures. They also help me get the most out of my insurance plan. Highly recommended!