Children's Sedation Dentistry in Orlando

When your child needs extensive dental treatment, multiple appointments can feel overwhelming. At Afsoon Elmore, DDS, we provide children's sedation dentistry and complete oral rehabilitation under sedation or general anesthesia — efficiently, and compassionately.

Families travel from Orlando and across Central Florida because we prioritize comfort and complete treatment in one planned visit.

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Built Around Your Child's Comfort

Complete oral rehabilitation under sedation, focused on comfort and efficiency.

Dr. Afsoon Elmore, pediatric dentist, brushing a giant cartoon fish's teeth

meet The doctor

Meet Dr. Afsoon Elmore

Dr. Elmore provides complete dental care under sedation and general anesthesia for children in Maitland, Orlando and across Central Florida. Her practice focuses on kids with special healthcare needs, kids with autism, and kids who can't get through treatment in a regular dental chair. She studied dentistry at Meharry Medical College and is affiliated with AdventHealth.

"Our mission is to serve patients who need dental care when traditional settings are not enough. Through collaboration with families and referring dental offices"

Our services

Pediatric Dental Care Under Sedation or General Anesthesia

Our Values

Guided by Compassion and Trust

Lead By Expertise

Every plan is carefully reviewed and coordinated by an experienced team before sedation or general anesthesia is used, with attention to every detail of your child's care.

Compassionate Care

We understand that dental treatment can feel overwhelming for children and parents. We approach every case with patience, empathy, and understanding.

Clear Communication

Parents deserve clarity and confidence. We take the time to explain options, answer questions, and ensure you feel fully informed.

Efficient and Gentle

By completing care in one carefully planned visit, we reduce repeated stress and create a smoother healing experience for your child.

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why us

Why Orlando Families Choose Dr. Elmore

Some children need more support than a traditional dental visit can provide. Our practice focuses on monitored sedation and hospital dentistry so young patients can receive the treatment they need in a calm, controlled environment.

Monitored sedation and hospital dentistry

Complete treatment in fewer visits for less stress on your child

Experienced care for young children and those with special needs

Reviews

What Parents Are Saying

4.7113 reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 MILLION STARS for Dr. Elmore and her amazing team! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I honestly cannot say enough wonderful things about Dr. Elmore and her entire team. My son is autistic, non-speaking, and requires special care when it comes to medical and dental procedures. He has been under Dr. Elmore’s care multiple times over the past few years, and every single experience has been absolutely amazing. Dr…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 MILLION STARS for Dr. Elmore and her amazing team! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I honestly cannot say enough wonderful things about Dr. Elmore and her entire team. My son is autistic, non-speaking, and requires special care when it comes to medical and dental procedures. He has been under Dr. Elmore’s care multiple times over the past few years, and every single experience has been absolutely amazing. Dr. Elmore has been so kind, patient, compassionate, and understanding every step of the way. She truly goes above and beyond to make sure my son is comfortable and receives the very best care. As a special-needs mom, finding providers you can completely trust with your child is priceless, and I am so incredibly thankful that we found her. Mr. Tyler is absolutely amazing, Andrea is wonderful, and honestly, the entire team deserves recognition. Every anesthesiologist we have encountered has been so kind, caring, and attentive. Everyone goes out of their way to make sure my son is safe, comfortable, and well cared for. And the dental work itself? TOP NOTCH! My preteen’s teeth look absolutely amazing, and I could not be happier with the results. Dr. Elmore, thank you for treating my son with so much kindness, patience, dignity, and genuine care. You have made what could be an incredibly stressful experience so much easier for our family. We appreciate you and your entire team more than you know. ❤️ Dr. Elmore is truly the best in special care dentistry. I will never go anywhere else. 5 MILLION STARS!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 We love you, Dr. Elmore! ❤️

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M C

Google review · Sep 2026

M C

Google review · Sep 2026

Dr. Elmore es una dentista exepcinal, especialmente con niños de necesidades especiales. Mi hijo tiene autismo y sindrome de Down, asi que no es facil encontrar a dentistas que trabajen bien con estos niños. La Dr. Elmore tambien tiene un niño con autismo asi que sabe como tratarlos. Si necesitan, puede hacer el trabajo dental bajo anestecia en el hospital. Ella es una doctora que se preocupa…

Dr. Elmore es una dentista exepcinal, especialmente con niños de necesidades especiales. Mi hijo tiene autismo y sindrome de Down, asi que no es facil encontrar a dentistas que trabajen bien con estos niños. La Dr. Elmore tambien tiene un niño con autismo asi que sabe como tratarlos. Si necesitan, puede hacer el trabajo dental bajo anestecia en el hospital. Ella es una doctora que se preocupa por sus pacientes.

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Zuimdie Guerra

Google review · Sep 2026

Zuimdie Guerra

Google review · Sep 2026

Dr A Elmore staff and services were 2nd to none. I recommend her to everyone especially if your child has specific dental needs she and her staff were very accommodating, professional and super nice. We really appreciate you thank you so much for a great visit 😄

James Franceschetti Jr.

Google review · Sep 2026

Amazing experience. Dr. Afsoon made sure we understood the process and answered all our questions over the phone as well as the day of treatment. Everything was smooth and the whole team was super profesional and kid friendly. My son never complained of pain afterwards and can now speak better and not drool as much. Thank you Dr. Afsoon and Team! Before and after pictures below 😍

Stephanie V

Google review · Sep 2026

My goodness dr. Elmore & her staff were a 10/10 truly ! Not a single bad thing to say , my son is on the spectrum & hadn’t been able to go to a dentist , dr. Elmore took such good care of him , he was super comfortable , process went smooth & they walked me through the whole process. Highly recommend !

Anilsa Ortiz

Google review · Apr 2026

My 4 year old girl has been terrified of the dentist. She has not been complaining about pain but for the past 6 months her eating habits were terrible. She finally was able to have X-rays taken, and we were confirmed that she had cavities in her molars. The entire staff at this hospital is amazing and so caring! Dr. Elmore talked me through the entire procedure and answered all my questions…

My 4 year old girl has been terrified of the dentist. She has not been complaining about pain but for the past 6 months her eating habits were terrible. She finally was able to have X-rays taken, and we were confirmed that she had cavities in her molars. The entire staff at this hospital is amazing and so caring! Dr. Elmore talked me through the entire procedure and answered all my questions. After surgery, almost immediately my daughter had her appetite back to the way it was 6 months prior. She even said that it feels all better. Thank you Dr. Elmore for seeing us so quickly and doing an extraordinary job and making my little girl feel so much better and taking away the fear of dentists. She really enjoyed everyone there that attended to her. Thank you so much.

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Marie Deaver

Google review · Apr 2026

Marie Deaver

Google review · Apr 2026

We had a great experience with Dr. Elmore and her staff. Dr. Elmore took the time to listen to my concerns and answered all my questions. I felt very comfortable and confident in the care my daughter received. Highly recommended! Also wanted to thank Andrea! Due to a reaction my daughter had after a prior surgery with a different provider, I had a lot of concerns and needed to submit some extra…

We had a great experience with Dr. Elmore and her staff. Dr. Elmore took the time to listen to my concerns and answered all my questions. I felt very comfortable and confident in the care my daughter received. Highly recommended! Also wanted to thank Andrea! Due to a reaction my daughter had after a prior surgery with a different provider, I had a lot of concerns and needed to submit some extra paperwork. Andrea was amazing with communicating through each step of that process. I really appreciated everything she did to help!

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Alex Larson

Google review · Feb 2026

Alex Larson

Google review · Feb 2026

Dr. Afsoon Elmore, DDS Is the best oral surgeon for kids that I know of. She is so caring, concerned, and most of all helpful through the surgerical process. She has always made herself available for any concerns I may have had. Thank you Dr. Elmore and your team is the best. I highly recommend Dr. Elmore for your child surgerical needs.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jeannette Killingsworth

Google review · Aug 2025

Dr Elmore is absolutely fantastic. She is so compassionate towards the children. You can tell she truly cares, and loves the children. She is passionate about dental care and she even called after 9pm to check up on my child after the surgery. It’s sad that Florida dental care is so bad and we rank almost last in dental health and also access to dental care for those in poverty. If you don’t have…

Dr Elmore is absolutely fantastic. She is so compassionate towards the children. You can tell she truly cares, and loves the children. She is passionate about dental care and she even called after 9pm to check up on my child after the surgery. It’s sad that Florida dental care is so bad and we rank almost last in dental health and also access to dental care for those in poverty. If you don’t have dental insurance it is quite difficult to get help and if you are a Medicaid recipient only 15% of dentist in Florida are providers. Poor dental health is an epidemic in Florida and we have to find a way to fight for affordable and accessible dental care for all Floridians as dental health is the gateway to ALL bodily health. Women with rotten teeth are 11x more likely to get breast cancer, these are statistics that can be looked up yet dental health is treated as separate than health care. There is no reason that young children have to be put under general anesthesia due to only having Medicaid and being relegated to very far out appointments or hearing “we don’t take Medicaid” at every dental office they call. Also although Dr. Elmore is fantastic, there are others who see our sick children as a income opportunity for them. I had the displeasure of having a man, who my child called Santa Clause( he was handing out the lunch gift cards), tell me while my child was laying there getting prepped for surgery “thanks for keeping me in a job” with a devious giggle. I was disgusted but it wasn’t the time or place for me to rip him a new one. Just remember that we have to do our best for preventative care because some people aren’t afraid to admit sick people are GOOD FOR BUSINESS. God bless you all.

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Alicia Ruiz-Webb

Google review · Feb 2025

Alicia Ruiz-Webb

Google review · Feb 2025

Dr. Elmore is God sent she really did a phenomenal job I feel so grateful for the work she did on my daughter. Between the nurses before and during surgery to post op they were constantly communicating with me informing me step by step procedures and I felt super comfortable. It was my daughter’s first time ever being in surgery and I thought I was going to be scared or crying and it was the…

Dr. Elmore is God sent she really did a phenomenal job I feel so grateful for the work she did on my daughter. Between the nurses before and during surgery to post op they were constantly communicating with me informing me step by step procedures and I felt super comfortable. It was my daughter’s first time ever being in surgery and I thought I was going to be scared or crying and it was the complete opposite I had so much peace. My daughter has a beautiful smile again and it’s all because of Dr.Elmore thank you so much.

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Vicquel Figuereo

Google review · Dec 2024

Vicquel Figuereo

Google review · Dec 2024

I dont have enough characters for all the flowers Dr Elmor deserves. She always goes above and beyond for each child and she remembers each one! It amazes me to see someone so personable to my son. She always showers all her patients not just my son who is autistic with gifts i love that. I tell her everytime i dont knownwhy you wont do other stuff you are beyond amazing. Surgery is always the…

I dont have enough characters for all the flowers Dr Elmor deserves. She always goes above and beyond for each child and she remembers each one! It amazes me to see someone so personable to my son. She always showers all her patients not just my son who is autistic with gifts i love that. I tell her everytime i dont knownwhy you wont do other stuff you are beyond amazing. Surgery is always the scariest for us as parents and she makes sure we know what my son needs as he is non verbal currently. If you struggle finding a dental surgeon this is the place and yhey have several dentists howeveelr she really truly is the best and gets straight to the point no cutting corners so we are IN and OUT! Thank you thank you and i hope you see many more years in your profession..

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June Byrd

Google review · Jun 2024

June Byrd

Google review · Jun 2024

This was the best experience we have ever had with an oral surgeon. Doctor Elmore and the nurses were amazing from the time of scheduling the consultation, checking in with us to see my son’s comfort and pain level while waiting for the appointment. The morning of the office was clean, informative, helpful, and so kind. Everyone was very clear on what to expect and made sure my 4 year old was as…

This was the best experience we have ever had with an oral surgeon. Doctor Elmore and the nurses were amazing from the time of scheduling the consultation, checking in with us to see my son’s comfort and pain level while waiting for the appointment. The morning of the office was clean, informative, helpful, and so kind. Everyone was very clear on what to expect and made sure my 4 year old was as comfortable as possible. They created a care package with stuffed animals, snacks, drinks for my son and his siblings! My son was up the next day eating and drinking as if he did not just have surgery. He was happy and comfortable from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. We were aware of where he was at all times and what step of the process he was in whether in surgery or recovering, waking up, etc. the doctor came out and showed us photos, explained what was done and after care. 10/10 experience!!!! Thank you!!

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Alex

Google review · Jun 2024

Alex

Google review · Jun 2024

faq

Questions Parents Ask About Sedation Dentistry

01

Do you offer sedation dentistry for children near Orlando?

Yes. Dr. Afsoon Elmore, DDS, provides dental care for children under sedation or general anesthesia at our office on North Orlando Avenue in Maitland, just north of Orlando. Families come to us from Orlando, Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Oviedo, Sanford and across Central Florida.

02

Is general anesthesia safe for my child's dental treatment?

General anesthesia is given in a hospital operating room through AdventHealth. An anesthesiologist administers it, your child is medically monitored throughout, and a medical team is close by. Each plan is reviewed before the visit so the right level of sedation is chosen, and we explain the options and answer your questions first.

03

Do you treat children with autism and other special needs?

Yes. We care for children with autism and other special healthcare needs. Before treatment we learn about your child's sensitivities, routines and medical history and plan the visit around them. When a regular dental chair isn't the right fit, care can be completed under sedation or general anesthesia.

04

Can all of my child's dental work be done in one visit?

Often, yes. With complete oral rehabilitation, fillings, crowns, extractions and other needed care are planned together and completed in one visit under sedation or general anesthesia. A visit under general anesthesia usually takes 2 to 4 hours, including preparation and recovery.

05

Do you accept insurance?

We accept most major dental insurance plans, including Florida Healthy Kids and DentaQuest, and our team verifies your benefits before your child's appointment. FSA and HSA funds can often be used, and the Sunbit payment plan can split costs into monthly payments.

06

Do I need a referral from another dentist?

No referral is needed. Parents can book with our office directly. Dentists can also refer patients through our Refer a Patient form, and we coordinate care with the referring office.

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