Dr. Elena Rumack is amongst a select few of Board-Certified specialist in Pediatric Dentistry. She has been providing exceptional care to infants, children, adolescents and those with special needs since 2002.
Dr. Elena obtained her DDS degree from UCLA. After completing one year of General Practice Residency specializing in the care of patients with Special Needs, she discovered that working with children was her passion. Dr. Elena then returned to UCLA to complete another residency specializing in Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Elena believes strongly in furthering dental education. She is currently a Lecturer and provides clinical instruction at the UCLA Department of Pediatric Dentistry, teaching both pediatric residents and dental students.
Affectionately known as the “Tooth Whisperer” to her patients, Dr. Elena has a special way of putting children at ease when it comes to dental treatment. It helps that she employs “special techniques” to deliver virtually painless dental injections. In fact, she is so gentle that most of her dental patients don’t even know they’ve been given an injection! Establishing this initial trust allows her to treat her patients gently and effectively. She strongly believes in Preventive Dentistry and as such, focuses on nutrition, prevention, education, and positive reinforcement in a nurturing environment. To encourage early prevention of dental disease, she prefers to begin her doctor-patient relationship with your child by age one, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Her vision is to expertly serve the community and to further awareness of oral health and general health. You may have heard of Dr. Elena referred to as the “Tooth Fairy”, because she enthusiastically visits local schools to promote oral health, dressed up as the “Tooth Fairy”!