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The Parent's Guide To Tooth Development In Babies
As a parent, it's important to understand what you can expect when it comes to the development of your baby's teeth. Baby teeth usually begin to appear in the mouth around six months of age and continue to come in until your child has a full set of 20 primary teeth.
10 Healthy Lunch Box Ideas for Dental Health: Back to School Special
Eating a healthy lunch is important for maintaining good dental health, especially for children. Here are ten healthy lunch box ideas that are both child-friendly and good for dental health
How Often Should You See The Dentist?
Where does the age-old concept of a 6-monthly check up come from? How often should you really see the dentist?
Smiles For Life ebook
It's Dental Health Week! This year the theme Keep Your Smile For Life inspired us to create an ebook to help you build trust and dental confidence across a lifetime.
How to Avoid Sugar Overload this Christmas
When you think of a traditional Christmas what comes to mind? Perhaps cardboard advent calendars full of yummy chocolates, bowls of sweets placed strategically around the house for maximum temptation and amounts of food and drink that we wouldn’t dare consume all year round.
Watching the Mouth from a Young Age
As a parent, you may be wondering when or how often you should be bringing your child to the dentist. Something we truly believe at Ethical Dental is prevention is better than cure, and this is a driving factor to bring your child to the dentist from an early age to support their overall health as an adult.
Parents should help kids brush until around 8 years old
“Have you brushed your teeth?” is a question asked by every parent, usually every day. Teaching children to brush their teeth is a very important life skill, and it is much easier to start good habits early.
Having a Filling
Despite advances in dental technology and prevention of disease, most patients will have at least one filling during their lifetime. A filling may be required to: Treat decay, Repair a chip, Bond over cracks, Improve the strength or aesthetics of a tooth.
Should I have my amalgam fillings removed?
Amalgam (otherwise known as metal or silver filling material) has been commonly used for dental fillings throughout the 20th century. One of the most common questions we get asked as dentists is about amalgam removal.
Does Orthodontics Hurt?
When patients are considering whether to pursue an orthodontic treatment solution to their concerns, they often want to know how painful orthodontics will be. Some people have heard horror stories about the pain associated with braces, but these days, that really shouldn’t be the case.
How long does Orthodontic treatment take?
How long will it take to straighten my teeth? One of the main questions people have when they are considering orthodontics, is how long will it take to straighten my teeth?
Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS)
The CDBS is a bulk-billed government program that provides up to $1000 for eligible children ages 2-17 to seek general and preventative dental care. We choose to bulk-bill these services to minimize out of pocket expenses to families.
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