Truska Mahmood

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Pediatric Dentistry of San Diego in Grantville is led by board-certified pediatric dentist Truska Mahmood, DDS at 6495 Alvarado Road, Suite 102, San Diego, CA 92120. Mahmood earned her DDS from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine and completed her pediatric dental residency at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, holding NPI #1104267475. The practice treats infants through adolescents, including children with special healthcare needs and neurodivergent children, in a sensory-aware environment designed to reduce stimulation triggers during restorative and diagnostic procedures. Mahmood's husband operates Alvarado Dental Group on the same Alvarado Road corridor, creating a family-practice pair where pediatric patients transition to adult general and implant dentistry without leaving the Grantville medical campus. The clinical team includes two additional board-certified pediatric dentists who rotate through the Alvarado Road suite. Pediatric services include first-tooth exams, sealants, fluoride treatments, space maintainers, pulp therapy, stainless steel crowns, nitrous oxide sedation, and emergency care. The 92120 ZIP on Alvarado Road places the office near SDSU and the Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, with I-8 freeway access drawing families from across San Diego's eastern suburbs. Pre-sedation medical clearance for children requiring general anesthesia or IV sedation routes through pediatric primary-care providers including Kaiser Permanente Vandever Medical Offices in Allied Gardens. The practice uses digital dental X-rays calibrated for pediatric exposure levels and schedules preschool-age patients in morning slots to align with the child's peak cooperation window.