Bippo's Place For Smiles is a Pediatric Dentist in New Orleans, LA. This Dental Country profile introduces the practice, where it is located, and the care it provides — including pediatric dental care and general dentistry — so patients can get oriented before scheduling a visit.
- Pediatric Dentists
- General Dentistry
Based on this office's local time zone.
- Address
- 4061 Behrman Pl, New Orleans, LA 70114
- Phone
- (504) 368-1990
- Hours Last synced
Weekly office hours for Bippo's Place For Smiles Monday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (CT) Tuesday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (CT) Wednesday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (CT) Thursday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (CT) Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (CT) Saturday Closed Sunday Closed
About us
In 1971, Dr. Edward L. Donaldson created the idea of Bippo the Hippo while he was stationed in Cuba with the United States Navy. At that time, Dr. Donaldson was the Navy’s only pediatric dentist. He created the Bippo character to help calm children’s dental fears by telling a story of the baby hippo’s first visit to the dentist. While he was stationed in Cuba, Dr. Donaldson met an artist named Harriet Hastings, the wife of a Navy officer. Mrs. Hastings beautifully illustrated Dr. Donaldson’s story using the Cuban terrain as inspiration and the world of Bippo the Hippo began.
The story begins with a very sad and frightened Bippo who has just found out that he is going to be visiting the dentist soon. Bippo decides that he is going to run away from home to avoid going to the dentist, but his friends in the forest explain that the visit will be fun and they coax him into going. While at the dentist, he learns about how to take care of his teeth and finds out that there is nothing to be afraid of. At the end of the visit, Bippo chooses a prize and gets a balloon for being a good patient. He then makes his follow up appointment and is excited about his next visit.