Oral hygiene is important at every stage of life. Introducing dentistry for kids in Waterdown is the key to dental well being for a lifetime.
Providing families with excellent paediatric dentistry is one of our areas of expertise at Waterdown Smile Spectrum Dental. Your children will always have a joyful, fear-free visit thanks to our child-centred approach. Our goal is to preserve and improve your child’s oral health, starting with their first tooth, and we do this by embracing prevention-driven care.
With years of expertise treating kids, our dentists know how to put them at ease and feel at home. Preventing cavities and other oral health problems before they obtain their adult teeth can be achieved by scheduling their first dental appointment at our Waterdown Smile Spectrum dentist practice.
The first dental appointment should ideally occur when a child turns one or within 6 months after the first tooth erupts. The goal of this visit is mainly parents’ education and establish a safe dental home experience for child’s future dental visits by :
This will help them to reduce the risk for “Severe Early Childhood Decay”, which usually needs general anaesthesia and intensive dental treatments by specialists at a very young age. Typically, the recommendation of the first dental visit for a child is between the ages of two and four where routine preventive treatments may be advised and the dentist will try to build trust so the child will look forward to a happy dental visit for life with no fear. Children should preferably see a dentist twice a year, just like adults do. Digital X-rays may be used during these appointments to carefully check for any indications of cavities or other orthodontic problems, ensuring that any early problems are detected and treated right away.
Dr. Patel and his team are committed to assisting kids in building lifelong healthy dental habits. You may contact our Waterdown dentist’s office.l if you would like to make an appointment for your child.