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Many patients who feel anxious at the dentist report that their fear stems from bad experiences they had there as a child. For this reason, Dr. Anna Seime and her team at Mill District Dental strive to make every visit your child has at our office pleasant and stress-free. Here are 3 steps we take to make children's dentistry in Minneapolis comfortable for you and your little one.

We Work at Their Pace

Dr. Seime recommends that you bring your little one in for their first visit the dentist around the age of one-year-old, or six months after their first tooth arrives. We'll spend this time getting to know them ...

Choosing a Dentist

Remember when you were a kid and you went to the same dentist as your parents? You didn’t have a lot of choice in the matter, and you may have stuck with the same dentist into adulthood because it was convenient.

Well, you aren’t a kid anymore, and you have a say in your dental care! If your dentist isn’t serving all your needs, there’s no point in hanging around. You owe it to yourself and to your family to find the dentist who is willing to take the time to get to know your needs and treat you accordingly. 

If you are looking for a new dentist in Minneapolis, ...

Let’s start by saying that we understand how difficult the thought of oral surgery can be for our Minneapolis patients. But the need for oral surgery like tooth extraction is often necessary for protecting your overall health. 

3 Reasons for Extracting a Tooth

We can assure you that we will exhaust every other option before we decide to extract a tooth. But there are certain instances where oral surgery is our only option: 

• A tooth is damaged beyond repair and cannot be fixed with a filling, restoration, or root canal. In this case, extraction is necessary because we need to protect the long-term health of your teeth and gums. 
• You have missing teeth, ...

So many people are afraid of the dentist.

And with good reason. If you’ve only ever seen a dentist who treated you like a number in a chart, rushed you in and out of the office, and only saw you as a cavity to be filled or a tooth to be extracted, it’s no wonder that you dread every visit.

Having a Great Dental Visit

At Mills District Dental, however, we do things differently.

Dr. Anna Seime, your dentist in Minneapolis, MN, puts the comfort of every individual patient first. You are a unique and wonderful human being with goals and concerns and needs… and that’s exactly how we treat you.

We set ...

Are you in the process of choosing a new Minneapolis dentist for your family?

You have a lot of options, and it’s important to find health care providers who fit your needs and can help you reach your goals.

Before you make your final selection, consider these 5 important questions:

1. Does the practice offer affordable treatment?

At Mill District Dental, we work with most insurance companies and will happily file claims for you. If you don’t have insurance, we still help make dental care affordable by accepting third-party financing through CareCredit. We can even help you apply!

2. Does the practice offer the treatments you need?

Our focus is on preventive care, which can ...