| CHILDREN & ORTHODONTICS
This Devizes dental practice welcomes the children of our adult patients.
They are treated comprehensively and yet the costs are much lower on our
Children’s Tariff.
We encourage both child and parent in prevention rather than simply cure.
The importance of preserving the deciduous or primary (baby or milk) set
of teeth is stressed. This is not only for comfort and function but because
they help to guide through the later secondary (adult) teeth into position.
Our Hygienist is particularly interested
and keen to have children of a family together in a visit to show them
simple mouth care and chat to the parents about dietary and other matters.
We listen to the parents’ opinions and viewpoints, and try to embrace
these if possible in the children’s treatment plans.
Orthodontic treatment is a specialised branch of dentistry
which seeks to achieve good development, appearance and function of an
individual’s teeth and jaws. Mostly it is the young who are treated
but adult orthodontics also is a growing field.
Our Orthodontic cases are referred to trusted local specialist services
while the patient continues to attend for regular checkups at the Practice
as usual. Referral is normally NHS based but can be Private if preferred.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
My child is a year old. What age shall I bring
him to the dentist?
We like to see infants from two to two and a half years of age
in this Wiltshire dental practice. They are in your arms, not ours, for
a simple and brief appraisal of their mouths. They are not in a dental
chair and neither are you – you sit in an easy chair away from lights
and other curious equipment. Then we “count their teeth”.
Simple. During your Hygienist visits you are welcome to ask for her advice
on your baby’s dental care, long before proper checkups are possible.
Do you charge for seeing children?
The children of our adult patients are automatically entitled to attend.
There is no New Patient fee.
We do not charge the under 6 year olds. Out of hours emergency treatment
to all under 18s is FREE.
We make nominal charges for children aged 6y to 17y 11m, e.g. £5
for a 6 to 12 yearold’s exam.
Please click for full Child’s Tariff.
I suppose that as your practice is Private then my children won't
be able to have free NHS orthodontics to straighten their teeth?
Our normal procedure is to refer our children for NHS orthodontics. We
continue their regular checkups here as normal during their orthodontics,
and keep an extra vigilant eye on their cleaning.
Online leaflets: If you want general information on a condition
or treatment, go to the British
Dental Health Foundation's web site where they have over 40 online
leaflets.
Online Resource: Want to find out about dental treatment?
Want to know how to look after your teeth better? Visit the new BDA
Smile web site.
3D Education: Learn about dental anatomy, conditions,
treatments and good oral health with the BDA's cutting edge 3D Educational
web site.
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