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Doctor’s Tips: 7 Signs of the Right Pediatric Dentist
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The choice of clinics is huge, the recommendations of friends are contradictory, reviews on the Internet are in doubt, parents do not have deep dental knowledge. What should we focus on? The pediatric dentist of the clinic “Veronica” Elena Gritsay will help you figure it out.
1. An important feature of modern dentistry is high-tech equipment designed to improve the quality of care, speed up and facilitate all dental procedures for the child. The materials used at the children’s reception and the approaches to the restoration of temporary and permanent teeth have also changed. For example, modern composite light-curing filling materials are distinguished by their high strength, safety and aesthetics. And the multi-colored bright fillings for milk teeth specially designed for children’s reception, in addition, make the result of the treatment more playful for the child.
Elena Gritsay, children’s dentist at the Veronica clinic.
2. Many parents celebrate the special atmosphere – play area, cartoons, multi-colored uniforms and interiors. This is not just an entourage. The absence of white coats, a strong specific smell, and queues is a source of comfort for both parents and children. A playful positive atmosphere shows the child that it is safe in the clinic and encourages the establishment of a trusting, friendly relationship with the dentist.
3. The consultation must necessarily be comprehensive, when the doctor is in no hurry to immediately start treatment. Before starting any procedure, the doctor should carefully get acquainted with you, with the general health of the child, conduct an examination, answer your questions, and guide the parent on the cost of services. As the legal representative of the child, you have the right to be fully informed about all treatment options, with the indications, pros and cons of each option.
Also, an integrated approach involves the joint management of the child by a therapist and to identify and correct possible malocclusion as early as possible.
4. Dental treatment standards for children now include thorough computerized diagnostics. This could be:
· Radiovisiograph for sighting pictures of the tooth, which are necessary to control the accuracy of the manipulations performed by the doctor (for example, treatment of teeth canals and diagnostics of hidden carious cavities that are not visible during visual examination);
· Orthopantomograph. Pictures with this device provide an overview of the entire dentition;
· A computed tomography scanner for older children gives a three-dimensional image of the dentition, which is required for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth, in case of injuries.
Do not give up on diagnostics: more than a hundred radiovisiographic images can be taken a year without harm to health, but the benefits are significant – additional information for the doctor about the condition of the teeth, roots, and the position of the primordia of permanent teeth. In our this is a standard, based on the information received, the doctor decides on the course of further treatment.
5. The effectiveness and reliability of treatment depends on many factors: the qualifications and experience of the doctor, the use of modern materials, careful adherence to all stages and standards of treatment, the calm state of the child in the chair. In order not to rely on the widespread review “and we have cured 10 teeth in 3 minutes”, we will give you approximate stages of the treatment of decay in milk teeth in :
– application anesthesia (an anesthetic gel is applied to the gums to reduce discomfort);
– the introduction of local anesthesia (the child should not see the syringe and hear the word “injection”);
– isolation (rubber dam isolates the tooth from saliva, for better treatment and for the comfort of the child);
– removal of dental plaque;
– treatment of a carious cavity – the tissues affected by caries are removed layer by layer under the control of a caries marker;
– setting of matrices, if caries treatment is required on the contact surfaces of the tooth;
– application of the adhesive system;
– layer-by-layer application of composite filling material with exposure of the material with a polymerization lamp;
– grinding and polishing of the filling;
– alignment of the filling according to the bite, so as not to disrupt effective chewing.
Compliance with this algorithm for the restoration of deciduous or permanent teeth guarantees the maximum effectiveness of treatment and the durability of the result.
6. If the age of the child, his attitude to treatment, and the amount of work do not allow for the treatment “like an adult”, the clinic should have alternative options for providing assistance. Treatment of a child against will, “in restraint” leads to severe stress, consolidation of negative attitudes towards doctors, to various difficulties at this and older age (nightmares, stuttering, aggression, decreased self-esteem, etc.). A patient, even a small one, deserves respect, comfort and adequate pain relief, regardless of age.
Therefore, modern children’s clinics have the opportunity to carry out treatment in and in the superficial .
7. The clinic must have a license to conduct a pediatric dental appointment. The specialist who accepts children can be a “general practitioner” or a “pediatric dentist”. The latter means that the doctor has completed additional specialization in pediatric dentistry. It should be understood that a doctor who only sees children day in and day out has significantly more experience in the diagnosis of oral diseases, treatment and the ability to find contact with young patients than a doctor who sees children from time to time.
We wish each parent to find a clinic in which the quality and safety of treatment will be a priority, and a doctor to whom your child will be happy to run!
The network of children’s dental clinics “Veronica”
· Savushkina, 12a,
· Savushkina, 14,
· St. O. Dundycha, 17, building 1,
7th line of V.O., 62,
· St. Admiral Tributsa, 5.
Phone (812) 777−77−09.