Accessibility is part of care.
We want every parent and every child to be able to read, navigate, and use this website — comfortably, with any device or assistive technology. Here is what we've built, and how to reach a real person if anything stands in your way.
Built to the standard, not the minimum.
We aim for this website to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA — the standard referenced for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California's Unruh Civil Rights Act. Accessibility is reviewed whenever the site changes, not once a year.
Readable by everyone
Text colors are checked against their backgrounds for WCAG contrast on every page, headings follow a logical outline, and nothing on the site blocks zooming or resizing text.
Keyboard & screen reader friendly
Every menu, form, gallery, and button works without a mouse. A "skip to main content" link is the first thing the keyboard reaches, images carry written descriptions, and screen readers are told what each control does.
Motion that respects you
Animations are subtle, never flash, and switch off automatically when your device asks for reduced motion. The office photo tour has a visible pause button.
An Accessibility Mode, one tap away
The Accessibility button at the top of every page switches the whole site to large text, maximum contrast, underlined links, and zero animation — and remembers your choice.
One button, a simpler view.
Look for the round button marked with the accessibility symbol in the menu bar at the top of every page. One press turns Accessibility Mode on; pressing it again turns it off. Your choice is saved for your next visit.
What it changes
Larger text throughout · a plain white background · near-black, high-contrast text · underlined links · simplified headings · every animation and moving element switched off.
What it doesn't change
Nothing is removed. Every page, photo, form, and phone number stays exactly where it was — Accessibility Mode is the same website, just easier to see and read. And the standard view meets accessibility guidelines too; the mode is an extra comfort, not a requirement.
What this site complies with, point by point.
This website is built and tested against every Level A and Level AA success criterion of WCAG 2.2 — the standard courts and the U.S. Department of Justice reference for the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title III) and California's Unruh Civil Rights Act. Here is what that means in practice.
Seeing & reading
- Every image carries a written description for screen readers; decorative flourishes are hidden from them.
- All text meets WCAG color-contrast minimums against its background — in both the standard design and Accessibility Mode.
- Text can be enlarged past 200% and pages reflow down to 320px-wide screens with no sideways scrolling; pinch-zoom is never blocked.
- Links inside text are underlined — never marked by color alone.
- The site works in portrait or landscape, and form fields identify themselves to browser autofill.
Navigating & operating
- Everything — menus, galleries, sliders, forms — works with a keyboard alone, with no keyboard traps.
- A "skip to main content" link is the first thing the keyboard reaches on every page.
- Every control shows a clearly visible focus outline, and buttons are comfortably sized for touch.
- Pages have descriptive titles, logical heading outlines, and a sensible focus order.
- The office photo tour has a pause button and never auto-plays for visitors who prefer reduced motion; nothing on the site flashes.
- The before-and-after sliders respond to arrow keys — no dragging required.
Understanding
- Every page declares its language so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
- Navigation and help (our phone and email) sit in the same place on every page.
- Every form field has a visible label, required fields are marked and explained, and errors are identified where they happen.
- Nothing changes context unexpectedly — no surprise popups, redirects, or auto-submits.
Assistive technology
- Menus, accordions, galleries, and toggles announce their name, role, and state (open, closed, pressed, current page) to screen readers.
- Status messages — like a form confirmation — are announced automatically.
- The site is built on semantic HTML, so braille displays, voice control, and screen readers all have a reliable structure to work with.
- Accessibility checks run as part of how this site is maintained — every change is reviewed against the same standard.
If anything is hard to use, tell us.
Our front-desk team is trained to help with accessibility — they can walk you through anything on this site, read information aloud, schedule your child's appointment entirely by phone, or get you what you need in another format. No form required, no waiting.
Call us
(760) 730-3456
Mon–Thu 9am–5pm · Fri 9am–3pm
One Saturday a month, 8am–2pmby appointment only
Email us
[email protected]
Tell us what wasn't working and the page you were on — we'll fix it and follow up with you.
A note on third-party content
A few pieces of this site are provided by other companies — the Google map of our location, the Instagram feed on our Smile Gallery, and the review platforms we link to. We choose accessible options where we can, but we can't control how those services build their content. If one of them gives you trouble, call or email us and we'll get you the same information directly.
This statement was last reviewed in June 2026. We review it, and the site itself, whenever the website changes.