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Dr Wade and his children after their violin trio at Christmas


Robert Wade, MS, DDS

At Children's Dental Center of Central Iowa, PLC, we focus our attention on Building Smiles, Building Confidence.

We Extend Our Warmest Welcome!

All of us at Children's Dental Center of Central Iowa, PLC are glad to welcome you to our web site. We focus our attention on providing your child with exceptional dental care and attention, based on your child's specific needs and personality.

Robert Wade, MS, DDS, is uniquely qualified to care for your child. Dr. Wade practiced for almost 10 years as a child and family counselor treating children and their families with anxiety, behavior, and emotional challenges

Dr. Wade grew up in Iowa. He attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and pre-medicine there. After doing research into lung cancer at Creighton's medical school, Dr. Wade earned his Master of Science Degree in Child and Family Counseling from Creighton's graduate college.

Dr. Wade practiced as a child and family counselor in private practice for almost 10 years helping children and their families suffering anxiety disorders, behavioral problems, and emotional challenges. He then studied in Minnesota in clinical neuropsychology at the doctoral level. Dr.Wade enjoyed this work very much and employs much of what these years taught him today helping children have enjoyable experiences going to the dentist.

Being a dentist had always been a dream of Dr. Wade's. In 1995 Dr.Wade entered the University of Iowa's College of Dentistry as a Dental Research Scholar, attending classes and labs along with participating in ongoing research in pain and anxiety control throughout his 4 years of dental school. Early on he dedicated his pursuits toward specialty training in pediatrics.

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This meant keeping top grades and participating is extracurricular learning such as volunteering for the Indian Health Service in Phoenix for the summer before his senior year treating native american children and engaging in an extra externship in pediatrics which he attended at Baylor University College of Dentistry Department of Pediatrics in Dallas, Texas.

In addition, Dr. Wade worked hard to spend extra time observing and working with the faculty in the Pediatric Dentistry Department. Clearly his dedication to becoming a pediatric dentist was showing! He interviewed extensively for pediatric residency programs across the country and matched with the University of Missouri - Kansas City/ Children's Mercy Hospital.

Dr. Wade spent two years as a resident doctor there treating exclusively children. He also studied pediatric medicine, emergency medicine, surgery and anesthesia. In his second year he was co-chief resident and taught pediatric dentistry to dental students and made a special presentation on how to anesthetize the face and mouth to the doctors and faculty of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Children's Mercy Hospital. He continued to do research studying differences in reaction to oral sedation in the dental office to surgical treatment in the operating room. Dr. Wade performed over 100 operating room cases in his two years of residency.

Dr. Wade feels a special calling to treat children and has been proven to be especially talented as judged by his professors and peers in training and practice. He has a "special charm" in dealing with children and has a knack for judging what a child needs from him. His background in children's mental health and family dynamics gives him special insight into creative yet tried and true ways to help children to have healthy teeth and mouths, and a healthy opinion of themselves, understanding how they fit into the world around them.

Dr. Wade has used his background to create the premier children's dental office in the Midwest. Research showing that television changes brainwave states to be more relaxed led him to build screens into the ceiling over each dental chair so that children can be more relaxed during treatment. This was fueled also by his research findings that distraction is likely the best method of anxiety control. The waiting room has more video, this time games mounted into the wall with arms outstretched like friendly robots. There is a game level for every age down to a touch screen for toddlers!


David Blaha, DDS

Dr. David Blaha grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa. His father was a general dentist there, so he grew up with a close association with the service that he could provide as a dentist. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Iowa, and then attended the University of Iowa’s College of Dentistry earning his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree. Achieving high marks in dental school, Dr. Blaha was accepted for advanced study at Ohio State University in Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Blaha earned his Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and subsequently passed a series of difficult tests leading to endorsement as Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Blaha is a member of the American Dental Association, The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Iowa Dental Association and the Des Moines District Dental Society.

He was in private practice in Urbandale for over 20 years. He retired from his practice early to teach and do mission work along with playing leadership roles in many Des Moines area community service organizations and projects. He missed his direct patient contact and bringing his great knowledge to children needing dental health care. So, in 2006 Dr. Blaha joined his friend Dr. Wade in his practice on a part time basis. Dr. Blaha is in the office on Wednesdays with Dr. Wade and on Fridays.

Dr. Blaha is a very active member of his church, and local civic groups. He is an integral part of the, “Free Store”, that provides needed goods to those down on their luck I the Des Moines Area.

Dr. Blaha and his wife have two grown children and two, “Exceptional”, grandchildren! His daughter is in California and his son in northern Iowa. When he is not in the office or working with the Church, Dr. Blaha can be found blatantly reveling in the presence of his grandchildren. (Feel free to ask him about them!)
 


 

 

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