Working with Children at Dr Brasanac Dental Practice

Our dental practice has a reputation of being child friendly. We especially look forward to seeing and working with children at our practice. It is usually a pleasant experience for our small patients.

In line with worldwide dental recommendations, children should be brought in by their parents for the initial check-up when they are three and a half to four years old. In the majority of cases there would be no dental work performed at that appointment, it’s mainly for familiarisation. We do not open a file on a child on that occasion but help them to get to know the surroundings and feel comfortable, which we consider extremely important.

If the child doesn’t mind sitting in the chair on their first visit, we give them a little ride around, show them the light tool, the water jet,  the air jet and any other things they might find interesting. We then count their teeth, talk to them for a little while and often give them a little something as a present. All this is for free and our aim is for the first few visits to be conducted without performing any actual work.  In this way the children form a favourable picture of a visit to the dentist as something non-threatening and possibly even fun. Once that impression is achieved it is much easier to continue.

It is not advisable to wait until a child gets toothache before bringing them to the practice. We would of course help the child but the whole process is a lot more traumatic for them and our work is harder if thy are already in pain. This is why we would always recommend the principle of familiarisation first as it is a lot more positive and acceptable to all.

Important! Milk teeth are almost as important as the permanent ones and this is why it is very important to make sure children brush their teeth from an early age, with the parents’ help to start with and later on by themselves. Teeth should be brushed every morning before breakfast, every evening before going to bed and also preferably after eating sweets.

We would show the child how to properly brush their teeth on their first visit. It is good to follow the above advice and not to scare the child with stories about dentists, as that can cause fear and repulsion in them. Our aim is to ensure the good health, happiness and beautiful smiles of your children!