Child’s First Appointment With Us
Setting the Foundation for a Lifetime of Oral Health
Help us educate your kids build strong oral hygiene habits and keep tabs on their progress as they grow into healthy, beautiful smiles. The family care can be both challenging and rewarding, especially when it comes to kids. Our team loves to engage with kids and help them learn significance of healthy smile in a fun, relatable and understandable manner.
Our team will communicate with you and your child, providing a clear explanation of the procedures and their purpose. We will also introduce your child to some of the tools we use, in a way that is easy for kids to understand. Our goal is to create a comfortable and reassuring atmosphere for your child, and we speak in a friendly and approachable manner. You’ll see that there’s nothing to fear from our dental office and kids love to back for preventive care.
During our examination, we’ll take a gentle approach to assess your child’s overall oral health, including their gums, tongue, and teeth. This thorough checkup allows us to identify any areas of concern or tricky spots that may require extra attention at home. Our team will provide you with personalized guidance to help maintain your child’s oral health, and we’ll also make a note to pay special attention to those areas during future appointments.
As part of our approach to promoting good dental habits, we may ask your child to demonstrate their brushing technique and offer gentle instructions on how to enhance their routine at home. We are always happy to answer any questions that you or your child may have about dental health. Our team is dedicated to providing you with the guidance you need to maintain a healthy smile.
It is recommended that children should have their first dental visit by the age of 1 or within 6 months of their first tooth erupting, whichever comes first. This early visit allows the dentist to check for any potential problems, provide guidance on proper oral care, and establish a positive dental experience for your child.
Baby teeth are no less important than adult teeth. Parents should understand that baby teeth do so much more than hold space in the jaws for permanent teeth. Children’s teeth can permanently affect how their face appears, how they smile and how often they smile. Children who are free to develop confidence and smile big in their early years tend to hang on to those habits. Dental pain, even mild pain that children learn to normalize, will have a lasting negative impact on children’s eating habits including how they chew, what kind of food they prefer and how much food they eat.
The length of the appointment will depend on the needs of the child and how cooperative they’re feeling during the exam. That being said, an appointment typically lasts about one hour.
Your mouth isn’t just your teeth. It’s a whole system including teeth, tongue, gums, cheeks, glands, ligaments, joints, bone and more. When one aspect of your oral health sugars, your whole mouth suffers. Swollen itchy, sore or bleeding gums can be an early indicator of a much more serious problem.
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