Treatment Options
Our practice offers a wide range of dental services for children and teenagers up to 16 years of age. Our emphasis is on total preventive dental care for our patients. Total care begins with an early first visit before any dental problem has occurred. This allows a positive introduction to dentistry without the development of fear and anxiety. Total care continues with regular hygiene and review visits and continued home oral health routines.
We provide many preventative measures to keep your child's teeth clean and healthy including oral hygiene instructions, dietary advice, provision of fissure sealants and fluoride treatments. We also advise parents in early detection of common problems pre-school children may face such as thumb sucking, persistent use of soothers, tooth grinding and early childhood caries.
Treatment
95% of children with tooth decay have their treatment completed in the practice under local anaesthetic. Anxious children may have treatment with a combination of local anaesthetic and nitrous oxide and oxygen inhalation sedation. For children who have extensive dental disease and who are precooperative, the option of completing all the treatment at one visit under general anaesthetic is offered. This treatment is completed on a day case basis at the Beacon Hospital Sandyford.treatment at one visit under general anaesthetic is offered. This treatment is completed on a day case basis at the Beacon Hospital Sandyford.
Our primary goal for your child's dental development is to achieve and maintain optimum oral health through advances in techniques, technologies and by maintaining their scheduled dental examinations.
Dental Fear and Avoidance
Adults who are afraid of going to the dentist often say that their fear is as the result of their childhood experiences at the dentist. This fear leads to avoidance of needed dental care. It becomes a barrier to achieving good dental health. To prevent this from happening there are a number of approaches that can help with your child:
- Make your child's first appointment before they have a problem! A good introduction has been shown to help "inoculate" children against dental fear.
- Don't wait until your child has toothache, as this is more likely to lead to anxiety related to emergency treatment.
- If you are anxious or fearful about visiting the dentist try to avoid passing on your anxiety to your child. Try to be relaxed when discussing dentistry or visiting the dentist. Avoid relating your "worst experiences" to your child.
- Prepare them properly for the first visit: Tell your child that when visiting the dentist for the first time they will have their teeth counted, be given a toothbrush, have their teeth brushed. This can be done sitting on your knee, in their own chair or on the dental chair. They can choose where it happens. Most children find this fun!
- By having a good first visit we hope to make future visits to the dentist easy for all concerned!
95% of children with decay have their treatment completed under local anaethetic. A small number of children need general anaesthesia to have their treatment completed..
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