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Adolescent & PediatricDentistry · Muncie, IN
About the practice

Dental care that feels less intimidating, and more human.

Adolescent & Pediatric Dentistry P.C. serves children and teens in Muncie, Indiana. The approach is unglamorous and deliberate: patience, kindness, and explaining things properly.

A bright, modern dental practice interior with treatment chairs and equipment against white walls.

Every visit begins with listening. We want children to feel at ease, and parents to leave with clear, practical information they can actually use at home.

The practice, in one sentence

From first tooth to twenty-one

Care that changes as your child does.

What a four-year-old needs from a dental visit and what a sixteen-year-old needs are different problems. Being a specialist practice means treating them that way.

  1. First tooth

    The beginning

    An early visit is less about treatment and more about familiarity — a first look, a first hello, no pressure.

  2. Preschool

    Building trust

    Short, predictable visits where nothing is a surprise. Confidence at this stage pays off for years.

  3. School years

    Growing and changing

    Baby teeth give way to adult ones. We watch how the bite is developing and keep prevention simple.

  4. Adolescence

    Their own decisions

    Teens start owning their health. We talk to them directly, not only to the parent in the room.

  5. Toward 21

    A steady handover

    Care continues through age 21, then transitions on with habits already in place.

What we hold to

Four things we don't compromise on.

A tidy children's corner in a waiting area: a low wooden activity board, a small yellow chair and a toy kitchen against a pale wall with fabric cloud and star decorations.
  1. 01

    Time before treatment

    A child who understands what is about to happen is a child who can cope with it. That understanding takes minutes we are willing to spend.

  2. 02

    Plain language, always

    Parents should leave knowing what was found, what it means, and what happens next — without a glossary.

  3. 03

    One practice, every stage

    The same familiar place from the first tooth through the teen years. Continuity is its own kind of comfort.

  4. 04

    Honesty about what we know

    If something needs watching rather than treating, we say so. Nobody leaves here having been sold anything.

Meet the doctor

Dr. Michael R. Musal, DDS

Dr. Musal provides pediatric and adolescent dental care for patients from birth through age 21.

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The practice

Adolescent & Pediatric Dentistry P.C.

Pediatric dentistry · Birth to 21 · Muncie, Indiana

  • Time before treatment
  • Plain language, always
  • One practice, every stage

The room itself

A place that doesn't feel like somewhere to be nervous.

A modern dental treatment room: a reclining dental chair, an overhead examination light and a row of prepared instruments.
A calm, daylit waiting area with low seating, ferns and full-height windows onto trees.
A bright, uncluttered clinic seating area with upholstered chairs and a low table.