Child Wellness
Your Medical Home
Part of taking care of your child is building a trusting relationship in sickness and in health. We want to be your source for reliable, evidence-based information for your child’s health and well being. You can call (770-995-0823) for your well-check appointment or request an appointment online. Our schedulers work hard to make sure we are available in a timely fashion during sickness, and we strive to be able to see your child on a same day basis whenever possible. Our new scheduler "app" will give established patients a quick access for “sick visits if needed.
We discourage the use of retail-based clinics and urgent care centers, because we feel they are not equipped with the knowledge of your child’s history when they make their diagnostic decisions. There are many situations where a child’s behavior problem or earliest symptom of a chronic disease is found incidentally at an ear check or strep throat check. If there is a time when a visit to an outside clinic is necessary, please call during business hours and let us know so we can arrange appropriate follow-up if needed.
Checkups
Gwinnett Pediatrics believes strongly in prevention of illness and disease. Regular checkups allow our providers to track growth, development, and any potential signs of early illness. A checkup will involve measurements of your child, a review of family history, potential lab work, thorough examination, vaccines, and time to answer any questions you have regarding your child’s health.
Lab Results
If you need results of your lab tests from outside the office use our Lab Calls Service. LAB CALLS IS A SERVICE TO OBTAIN RESULTS OF YOUR CHILD'S LABWORK.
- go to www.mytestresults.com
- enter the customer number 8775275521
- you will be asked to enter your PIN (child's date of birth)
- or you can check by phone by calling 1-877-527-5521
Development
Seeing a child’s development from a newborn to young adult is one of the most rewarding experiences as a parent and a pediatrician. There can also be challenging moments during that progression as children start to test their independence and find their identity in the world.
At each checkup we will ask questions to help us to tell if your child is on-track in their development. Development is usually grouped according to the following categories:
- Gross Motor (sitting, standing, walking)
- Fine Motor (stacking blocks, scribbling, drawing)
- Speech/Language (babbles, talks)
- Social (smiles, plays with others, gets self dressed)
As children get older, the social development plays a very large role in their well-being. We have many books at our bookstore to assist parents with behavioral issues throughout a child’s life.
Dental Health
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has information for parents and also hints for helping children take care of their teeth.
Vaccines
Vaccines have revolutionized the field of pediatrics, and have increased life expectancy more than seat belts! We believe that a healthy child starts with complete vaccinations. Please see our vaccine page for further details on our vaccine schedule and informational links. Our physicians believe strongly that every child should be vaccinated.
Please see our signed vaccine policy statement.
What to expect at each visit:
Vaccines Needed |
Test |
|
| Newborn | Hep B (if not done in hospital) | |
| 1 month | Hep B | |
| 2 month | Dtap, IPV, Hib, Prevnar, Rotavirus | |
| 4 month | Dtap, IPV, Hib, Prevnar, Rotavirus | |
| 6 month | Dtap, IPV, Hib, Prevnar, Rotavirus | |
| 9 month | Hep B | |
| 12 month | Prevnar, Hep A | Hematocrit |
| 15 month | MMR, Varicella | |
| 18 month | Dtap, IPV, Hib, Hep A | |
| 24 month | Hematocrit | |
| 30 month | ||
| 3 Years | ||
| 4 Years | Dtap, IPV, MMR, Varicella, (Prevnar if not rec'd in past) | Hearing/Vision |
| 5 Years | Hearing/Vision | |
| 6 Years | Hearing/Vision | |
| 7 Years | Hearing/Vision | |
| 8 Years | Hearing/Vision | |
| 9 Years | Hearing/Vision | |
| 10 Years | ||
| 11 Years | Tdap, Menactra, Gardasil | |
| 12-20 Years |
Legend: |
|
| Dtap: | Diptheria, tetanus, and pertussis |
| Gardasil | Human Papilomavirus (HPV) |
| Hep A | Hepatitis A |
| Hep B | Hepatitis B |
| Hib | Haemophilus Influenzae |
| IPV | Polio |
| Menactra | Neisseria meningitidis/Meningococcus |
| MMR | Mumps, Measles and Rubella |
| Prevnar | Strep pneumoniae |
| Rotavirus | Rotavirus |
| Tdap | Adolescent/adult tetanus & Pertussis booster |
| Varicella | Varicella Zoster/Chicken Pox |
