Anxious Children

Children differ physically and emotionally from adults hence their treatment needs to be tailored to their age, temperament, personality, cooperation levels, gag reflex, sensitivity to tastes, extent of treatment need and the type of treatment option required for durability.

We aim to work with parents to ensure that children have a pleasant experience with us. Most children enjoy visiting the dentist however for children with an anxious nature we use behaviour management techniques sometimes along

with sedation (happy air) to reduce a child’s anxiety. It has also shown that reduction of anxiety means that their threshold for discomfort during treatment is increased. It is important that parental anxieties about attending the dentist are not transferred to a child and that dental visits and treatment are discussed in a positive manner.