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Children’s Dentistry at Dandenong Dental Care

The team at Dandenong Dental Care provides compassionate, gentle dental care to people of all ages. We love seeing children who are beginning to learn about addressing their oral health. Your children will respond well to our friendly staff and learn to enjoy their dental checkups, ensuring that they can have a happy and healthy smile for their lifetime.

Gentle Care for Kids

We invite you to bring your child in with you to your appointments so that they can become familiar with our environment. At their checkups, we’ll offer them “rides” in the dental chair, give them lessons about brushing and hand out goodie bags with gifts that will help them improve their oral health care.

The many solutions we provide for children include:

Bite assessments
Checkups
Custom-created mouth guards
Early intervention orthodontics
Emergency dentistry
Fluoride treatments
Teeth development assessment
Teeth grinding assessments
Thumb sucking/tongue thrusting or mouth breathing assessment

When to Begin Dental Checkups

By having your child’s teeth checked and teaching them the proper oral hygiene habits, you’re ensuring their future health. We recommend that your child come in for a checkup when their first teeth erupt, which usually happens between 6 months and 1.5 years of age.

e’ll check their teeth, gums and bite. If they’re older, we can talk to them about brushing, flossing and which foods are the best for healthy teeth, making it fun for them.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the role of a children dentist, and how is it different from a general dentist?

A pediatric dentist focuses exclusively on children’s dental needs, including baby teeth and mixed dentition. They receive specialized training and have experience with kids. In contrast, a general dentist treats patients of all ages

What Surgeries Does a Pediatric Dentist Perform?

Pediatric dentists perform surgeries that include implants, tooth extractions, gum surgery, and tissue grafts. If your child has been recommended for oral surgery, and the surgery required is not a common surgery done by your pediatric dentist, they will refer you to an oral surgeon.

At what age should a child go to the Kids Dental Clinic?

The first dental visit is recommended by 12 months of age, or within 6 months of the first tooth coming in. The first visit often lasts 30 to 45 minutes. Depending on your child's age, the visit may include a full exam of the teeth, jaws, bite, gums, and oral tissues.

What is special needs dentistry, and how can it benefit my child?

Special needs dentistry focuses on providing professional and friendly pediatric dental care to children of all ages who have physical, mental, cognitive, sensory, or developmental disabilities.

FIND OUT IF YOUR CHILD IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CDBS

The Child Dental Benefits Schedule, or CDBS, covers up to $1000 every two years for eligible children who are between the ages of 2 and 17. If you’re unsure if your child is covered, get in touch with our team and we can look it up for you. Contact us today to schedule a time for children’s dentistry Dandenong! Health funds are accepted and can often be bulk-billed.