Children's Dentistry – Give their Teeth the Best Start
Looking for a quality dentist to guide your child's dental health journey?
Want to help your children learn great dental hygiene practices?
Best St. Dental is a family practice that understands how important your children are. We want them to grow up having beautiful healthy smiles. With a strong focus on prevention to minimise future problems, Michelle, Georgie, Vanessa and Karnie our highly trained Oral Health Therapists, will take care of your child and guide them to achieve optimum dental health, in a comfortable, friendly and fun environment.
In accordance with the Australian Dental Association, we recommend your child’s first visit occurs by 12 months of age. We then work with you and your child, to ensure that the best cleaning methods and correct diet are adopted, to ensure a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums.
Call us today for more information about children's dentistry or to make an appointment for your child.
We ensure your children’s visits are fun and that they look forward to their 6 monthly check-ups.
Free dental treatment for Kids!
A healthy teeth and mouth sets the foundation for a lifetime of good health. Having regular dental examinations can also identify issues with your child’s growth and development, ensuring they get the best possible start in life.
For children aged between 2-17 years the Child Dental Benefits Scheme (CDBS) provides access to $1052 over two years to cover a range of basic dental services and preventive care such as examination, fissure sealants, small x-rays to check between the teeth, and fluoride applications as well as fillings if they should be needed.
Please give us a call today and we can help explain how this scheme works and how you can check your eligibility.
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Terms and conditions
Free when services covered by the Commonwealth Government’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule are bulk billed by participating Practitioners for treatments provided to eligible patients.The CDBS requires receipt of Family Tax Benefit A or a relevant government payment.
5 tips to stop decay in its tracks
1. Make brushing a game: You can invent and change the rules or create characters and a story-line. As long as your child becomes interested, they’ll more passively accept the clean.
2. Lead by example: Brush your teeth first, to show that everyone does it and it’s a part of life. This will help you remember to be diligent about your own oral care!
3. Look for fun products that might help: Funny toothbrush holders, ‘singing’ tooth brushes, toothpaste with their favourite TV character on it. Let your child choose their own tools! Just make sure it’s a soft (not medium or hard) toothbrush and always use fluoride toothpaste.
4. Play a song during brushing: This will help keep to time (2 minutes) and be a fun distraction. Search YouTube, the App Store or Google Play for great tooth brushing songs and apps.
5. Create a brushing chart: Sign off your child’s success both morning and night and create a reward system (non-food related).
Source: Australian Dental Association