
We care for smiles with effective solutions, personalised treatments and the latest in technology.
At the Dentistry and Orthodontics Department of SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, we treat children from birth to 18 years of age.
We believe that healthy teeth in childhood aids the healthy development of children and adolescents and ensures a good quality of life when they reach adulthood. For this reason, prevention and treatment adapted to each patient are essential.
Why SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital?
More than 40 years caring for smilesSpecialists in children and adolescentsSJD Barcelona Children's Hospital has the only hospital dentistry and orthodontics department specialising in children in the public health care network in Catalonia.
More information¿Por qué Sant Joan de Déu?Specialists in children and adolescents
SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital has the only hospital dentistry and orthodontics department specialising in children in the public health care network in Catalonia
We are experts in the care of children with special needs and serious dental problems, as well as the reference centre in paediatric dentistry in Catalonia for children and adolescents who require special care in the dentist's chair due to a previous pathology (intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, complex neurological disorders such as autism, autistic or non-autistic spectrum, systemic diseases such as haemato-oncological disorders, serious cardiopathies or immunodeficiency situations) and in which the need for treatment in the operating theatre is foreseen.
At the forefront of research and treatment of congenital malformationsOur professionals carry out research on normal craniofacial development, as well as on dentofacial deformities and their treatment. For more than 30 years, we have been following an early care protocol to treat patients with congenital malformations, aimed at minimising the aesthetic and functional alterations in the child. All in a favourable family environment.
A benchmark in the training of professionals and hospital facilitiesWe continuously train professionals specialising in paediatric dentistry and orthodontics at the University of Barcelona.We have an outpatient surgery unit with four operating theatres available per week and the capacity to operate on 3 patients in each session.
SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital has the only hospital dentistry and orthodontics department specialising in children in the public health care network in Catalonia.
Specialists in children and adolescents
SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital has the only hospital dentistry and orthodontics department specialising in children in the public health care network in Catalonia
We are experts in the care of children with special needs and serious dental problems, as well as the reference centre in paediatric dentistry in Catalonia for children and adolescents who require special care in the dentist's chair due to a previous pathology (intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, complex neurological disorders such as autism, autistic or non-autistic spectrum, systemic diseases such as haemato-oncological disorders, serious cardiopathies or immunodeficiency situations) and in which the need for treatment in the operating theatre is foreseen.
Our professionals carry out research on normal craniofacial development, as well as on dentofacial deformities and their treatment. For more than 30 years, we have been following an early care protocol to treat patients with congenital malformations, aimed at minimising the aesthetic and functional alterations in the child. All in a favourable family environment.
We continuously train professionals specialising in paediatric dentistry and orthodontics at the University of Barcelona.We have an outpatient surgery unit with four operating theatres available per week and the capacity to operate on 3 patients in each session.
Our figures
“A healthy mouth contributes to a child's development and quality of life as an adult. Proper prevention and treatment are essential”
Specialities and services
We are experts in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics.
Public and private coverage
In the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital we believe that a healthy infant teething contributes to proper development of children and adolescents, as well as to ensure good quality of life when you reach adulthood. That's why we offer dental services and complementary health services covered by public health orthodontics.
Complementary services through private care are made for children up to 18 years without underlying pathology of any geographical area. The public offering of dentistry and orthodontics is offered in the following cases:
- Children from birth to age 18 with physical and / or mental illness.
- Children under 4 years policaries affected without underlying disease.
- Oral surgery in children up to 14 years from the reference area.
Paediatric Dentistry
We help to prevent, diagnose and correct diseases of the mouth and teeth in children and adolescents.
Treatments we offer
Preventive dentistry
Orthodontics
At SJD Barcelona Childrens Hospital we have more than 40 years of experience in orthodontic treatment. We use various techniques to achieve the best results and the greatest comfort for the children we treat: conventional fixed orthodontics, fixed orthodontics with aesthetic brackets, Invisalign (clear aligners) and lingual orthodontics.
Teeth alignment
Detecting a early malocclusion problem is essential to facilitating its simple and rapid correction.
In the Orthodontics Department we offer effective solutions, personalised treatments and latest-generation technology to align the teeth of children and adolescents, resolve skeletal abnormalities and re-establish the morphological and functional balance of the face and the mouth. (These services are not covered by public health)
Treatment of birth defects
Our craniofacial unit provides multidisciplinary treatment of birth defects such as cleft lip and palate and craniofacial stenosis.
We have been following an early care protocol for more than 30 years, addressing the treatment of patients with birth defects in order to minimise cosmetic and functional abnormalities in children, within a supportive family environment. (These services are covered by public health)
Treatments we offer (Not covered by public health)
Our professionals





Dental hygienists
- Rosa Salvador Pascual
- Julia Sanz Miguel
- Carmen Cruz Auñón
Clinical assistants
- Julita Sanz Miguel
- Mireia Espinosa Martínez
- Deborah Domínguez Martín
- María José Vega Romera
- Raquel Corral Sereno
- María Sánchez Pulido
- Mireia Vilar Serrano
- Marta Vilar Serrano
- Leonor Guadalupe Hernández Molina
- Ariadna Trujillo Andreu
Secretary of Service
- Maite Cabrera Buceta
Administrative staff
- Nuria Asenjo Carulla
- Nuria Civit Gasso
- Jessica Camero Mula
- Vanessa Barrero Cortés
- Olga Vázquez Orea
Research
The main lines of research of the Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Department are:
- Study in patients with craniofacial defects and facial clefts.
- Study of growth and treatment in skeletal Class 3 malocclusion.
- Study on obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) in the orthodontic patient.
- 3D planning in surgical orthodontics.
- Study in oncology patients.
- Study of dental affectations in patients with different rare diseases.
Our research is carried out at the Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute (IRSJD).
Teaching
SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital is a university hospital affiliated with the University of Barcelona, and so we share our knowledge and train professionals so that they may specialise in high-complexity medicine. We have been providing continuing education in orthodontics and paediatric dentistry since 1974.
Master's Degree in Paediatric Dentistry
Training of specialists in Paediatric Dentistry through a programme lasting two academic years. The second year is integrated into the hospital environment at SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital. For more information on this master's degree, visit the Universitat de Barcelona website.
Master's Degree in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Defects
Specific training for graduates of bachelor's degree programmes in Dentistry, graduates of bachelor's specialist degree programmes in Oral Medicine and graduates of master's degree programmes in Dentistry. For more information on this master's degree, visit the Universitat de Barcelona website.
How to perform proper oral hygiene

Locations
The Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Service is located in two different locations.
SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital
How to get there by public transport?
Train
Sant Joan de Déu - Numància
Phones
- Orthodontics: Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00.
- Paediatric Dentistry: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00.