Pediatric Dental Associates

06/22/2026

Happy Monday to our PDA Family!

We hope you all had a wonderful Father’s Day weekend. We are so thankful for all the amazing dads out there. We see the many ways you show up each day and take on so much, often with a grace and patience that not everyone can master.

Thank you for your dedication, love, and support. Your impact does not go unnoticed, and we appreciate all that you do.

Props to all of you! 💙

We also wanted to update any newer followers with some office information in case you are totally new to our page/ practice.

Our office is located up in North Albany. *We also have a Salem location Pediatric Dental Associates of Salem*

Our primary doctor in Albany is Dr. Jay Vaikuntam, known by his patients simply as "Dr. Jay". He's made this practice what it is today. Loved by both his patients and their families, he prides himself in patient care and truly does his best to make sure each child feels comfortable and excited after each visit. EVEN TREATMENT VISITS!

👯‍♀️Our practice is made up hygienists, assistants, and admin staff. Each member dedicated to making your child's life (and yours) easier!

Some things that make our office special other than our amazing Doctor and staff:

🛝Playhouse in the waiting area putting your child at ease and feeling excited as soon as they enter.

🧩Magic Closet! Special prizes for young patients who have big appointments to get through.

🎬Mounted TVs above the operatory chairs. Hey, sometimes a simple distraction during a cleaning or treatment appointment is just the thing to get your kiddo through it!

There are many more exciting pieces of the PDA puzzle that make us so successful, but we could not do it without you all. Thank you for the referrals, and the word of mouth recommendations that we get so often. Your support means everything.

We are currently taking new patients and do not have a long wait time for appointments. So call us today if you are needing care established or if it's been awhile since you've been in! We're always happy to help!🫶🏼

06/19/2026

We have drawn the winner for the Savannah Banana tickets for Saturday 6/27 @ Autzen Stadium! 🫶🏼

Congratulations Summyr Stein !!

We’ll message you soon and Dr. Jay will forward you FOUR tickets to next Saturdays game. 🎉⚾️🍌

06/17/2026

Entering is closed! We’ll announce the winner Friday 🤞🏼🍌⚾️

06/12/2026

Hi PDA FAM!

We're doing a BIG GIVE AWAY. 🍌⚾️

Dr. Jay has a family 4 pack of tickets for the Savannah Bananas vs The Party Animals in Eugene on Saturday 6/27.

To ENTER:

⚾️You must be a current established patient. That means one or more of your children see us regularly for care as of 2026. This includes if you have a new patient on our schedule! 🙂

🍌You must follow us Facebook or Instagram. We'll be doing it on both platforms so one or the other is required.

⚾️Share this post (Page or Story) AND tag your friends! Each tag will count as an entry.

We'll allow entries until 4pm on Tuesday 6/16. We'll tally all and announce the winner next Friday morning. 🎉

06/04/2026

Back with more of our good to know Dental Alphabet!

Letters: F & G 🦷

05/21/2026

Hi PDA FAM! We are updating our website and have a new "Refer A Friend" Page! We are accepting new patients and excited to meet and establish more members of the community. If you know of anyone with littles looking for an amazing dental experience please use the form or direct them to us! We'd love to help set everything up.

Refer A Friend Referring a friend or family member is easy! At Pediatric Dental Associates, we are dedicated to helping children build healthy smiles in a fun, comfortable, and caring environment. We’re honored when families recommend us to their friends and loved ones so they can experience the s...

04/21/2026

We have an important update for our patient families 💙

The Oregon Dental Services plan through OHP that we have previously been able to bill and accept has made changes to its network, and as part of this update, patients covered under this plan are being reassigned to other participating dental offices as of May 1st, 2026.

Our understanding is that this change will apply to all patients on the ODS plan in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln county. This decision was made by the dental plan itself and is not due to a contract change initiated by our office.

We understand this may feel unexpected, and we’re here to support you during the transition. If you have questions about your child’s care, records, or next steps, please reach out—we’re happy to help.

We are deeply saddened by this change. It has always been Dr. Jay and Pediatric Dental Associates pleasure to take care of families in this area, including Oregon Health Plan patients with this dental plan and unfortunately we were given very little notice of this change. We have begun calling families with kiddo's scheduled in early May so that you may call the new office to get established and get on their schedule.

Since our schedules our booked out six months in advanced, please call the office if this may affect your child's scheduled appointment with us. We can discuss your options and let you know if we are able to keep them on the schedule. Families on the dental plan are supposed to be receiving a letter notifying them of this change and where they will be assigned, so keep an eye out for that in the mail.

Again, we are very sorry for any inconvenience this causes in your schedule and in your child's dental care. We are here to help in any way we can.

04/03/2026

Hoppy Easter weekend from our office and our excited Easter basket winners 🐰🪺🥚✨

We hope you have a wonderful and safe weekend!

04/01/2026

It may be April fools day but what is no joke is how much we appreciate our patients 🫶🏼

From the very first visit to the “graduation” appointment…. We love being a small part of so many wonderful lives. ❤️❤️

Thanks for choosing us🦷🪥