Little patients
Children's Dentistry
How a child feels about their first few appointments tends to follow them for forty years.
What this covers
That makes the early visits worth getting right, even when there is nothing clinically wrong at all. Familiarity is doing most of the work.
Early appointments are deliberately uneventful. We count teeth, show them the mirror and the little water squirter, and let them sit in the chair with a parent beside them. Nothing is attempted that has not been explained first, and nothing is done to a child who has said no.
Clinically, most of the work is prevention: fluoride varnish, sealants on the biting surfaces of new adult molars, and an honest conversation about diet. We also watch how the jaws and adult teeth are developing, because spotting a crowding problem at nine is far easier than correcting it at fifteen.
Treatments
4 treatments in children's dentistry
First Dental Visit
A short, friendly appointment that usually involves nothing more than counting.
Learn MoreSealants & Fluoride
Sealing the grooves of new adult molars and strengthening enamel as it comes through.
Learn MoreFillings & Cavities
Treating decay in baby and adult teeth, explained to the child before it happens.
Learn MoreSpace Maintainers
Holding the gap when a baby tooth is lost early, so the adult tooth has somewhere to come.
Learn More
The aim for a six-year-old is simple: that the dentist is somewhere boring rather than somewhere frightening.
Elsewhere in the practice
Other treatment areas
Considering children's dentistry?
Come in for a consultation. We will examine, explain and give you a written plan with a price against every item — then you decide, in your own time.