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Managing the dental care of children with special needs Managing the dental care of a child with special needs requires careful consideration. A child with special...

How to manage a knocked out baby tooth You were carefully watching your child at the playground but then in the blink of an eye, there was a fall, a bleeding mouth an...

The order of baby teeth There are 20 baby teeth (deciduous teeth) that erupt in the first few years of a child’s life. The first teeth to erupt are those at the fro...

Everything you need to know about baby teething Babies’ teeth start to develop in the womb, long before the baby is born. Most babies’ first teeth start to show, ...

What is a Fissure Sealant? As the saying goes, prevention is better than the cure. And if you have ever been faced with tooth ache or the prospect of dental fillings,...

Why you shouldn’t pull out a child’s loose tooth Many of us remember getting a little “help” with a loose baby tooth when we were young. It wasn’t uncommon ...

For active people of any age there are a number of situations in which a tooth can be knocked out, including the most common of all – playing sport. Fortunately a...

Caring for children with autism at the dentist Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder that appears during the first three years of life. It is a de...

Children with dental anxiety Sacrifice chocolate and sweets for calcium rich foods like sugar free yoghurt? It’s no wonder that most children don’t take kindly to...

How to manage a knocked out baby tooth You were carefully watching your child at the playground but then in the blink of an eye, there was a fall, a bleeding mouth an...

It is recommended that a child’s first dental visit should be when their first tooth becomes visible or by their first birthday – whichever comes first. ...

Why Baby Teeth Matter “Why are baby teeth important? They fall out anyway, right?” This is a common sentiment expressed by many families attending the dental clin...