Question 1

When should my child first see a dentist?

Accepted Answer

By their first birthday, or within six months of the first tooth appearing.

Question 2

My child is scared of the dentist. What do you do?

Accepted Answer

We go at the child’s pace — show-and-tell, short visits and plenty of encouragement. No forcing, ever.

Question 3

Are milk teeth worth treating?

Accepted Answer

Yes — they hold space for adult teeth and infections in them can affect the permanent teeth underneath.

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