05/06/2026
Bakersfield, from the bottom of my heart — thank you. 🦁🦷✨
I’m grateful and humbled to officially share that I am the new owner of Kids First Dentistry.
This is more than a business announcement. This is a dream I have prayed for, worked for, and carried in my heart for a long time.
For years, I traveled across California — from Yuba City, Vacaville, Victorville, San Diego, Visalia, Fresno, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Oxnard, and many communities in between — serving children, caring for families, and doing my best to save smiles in communities that truly needed access to care.
Along the way, I met parents who were scared, overwhelmed, and almost out of hope. Some had been told their child’s teeth had to be removed. Some just wanted someone to listen, to care, and to see more than a dental problem.
Those moments changed me.
I’ll never forget the little ones who came in shy, scared, or in pain — and later came back smiling bigger, brighter, and more confidently than ever.
That is why I do this.
Now, to plant deeper roots here in Bakersfield means more than I can explain. This city has welcomed me, supported me, and trusted me with something so precious — the care of its children.
As I step into this new chapter at Kids First Dentistry — Home of the Smile Guardians, my promise is simple:
To serve with heart.
To listen to parents.
To protect smiles whenever possible.
To help children feel safe, seen, and cared for.
Thank you, Bakersfield, for being part of my story. I’m honored to now be part of yours.
With gratitude,
Dr. Justin DeGuzman, DMD
New Owner, Kids First Dentistry
Book online: KFDsmiles.com
