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child's first dental visit ?

  • 17-03-2012 2:02am
    #1
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    when should a child first visit the dentist?


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  • #2
    Dianthus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 933 ✭✭✭Dianthus


    The "textbook" reply is: from the arrival of the first baby tooth.
    It's mainly to allow a focus on preventative (ie: non-invasive!) dentistry. Often even if they observe a parent or an older sibling having something simple done, like a checkup or a cleaning...basically seeing someone they know being relaxed and comfortable in this strange setting will relax the child also.
    Also, it allows your child to adapt to the dental environment- sounds, smells, ect- and get to establish a relationship with the dentist/dental staff.
    Nothing worse for a child than to come in with toothache, having heard stories from friends and family about needles and drills, and then have all their fears confirmed by having to get a filling/extraction on their very first visit.....:(


  • #3
    mc223
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭mc223


    The current recomendation in the UK (where I'm currently training), is once the first deciduous tooth arrives anytime from 3months to 1 year. To reiterate what dianthus has said the emphasis is on desensitising the child to the dental environment, getting used to the smells etc, and to focus on preventative rather than corrective dentistry.


  • #4
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    mc223 wrote: »
    The current recomendation in the UK (where I'm currently training), is once the first deciduous tooth arrives anytime from 3months to 1 year. To reiterate what dianthus has said the emphasis is on desensitising the child to the dental environment, getting used to the smells etc, and to focus on preventative rather than corrective dentistry.

    Do UK dental clinics smell????;);)


  • #5
    mc223
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭mc223


    Absolutely! :D


  • #6
    allgirlz
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    I first brought my daughter at the age of 4, we go to a paediatric dentist now every 6 months and she is fine with it. They make a big fuss of her and she gets a present at the end of the visit, on the first visit they went through all of the equipment with her and the chair etc and now there is no fear at all. So far she has just had her teeth cleaned and fissure seals applied to the back teeth, plus x rays taken :)


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  • #7
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
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    Those Paediatric dentists are wizard with kids and can get a child to have almost anything done with a smile on their face.


  • #8
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    thanks for all the responses.
    are there any paed dentists in Dublin


  • #9
    allgirlz
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    My daughter's paed dentist is in Dublin 15, I know that i cannot put her name up here but she is great and if you want her details then pm me :)


  • #10
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    allgirlz wrote: »
    My daughter's paed dentist is in Dublin 15, I know that i cannot put her name up here but she is great and if you want her details then pm me :)
    Thanks for the details.
    I took him out to brush his teeth tonight and he tried climbing on the chair to get ti sink height so I could do them. Bodes well for the future :)


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