Paediatric (Child) Dentistry |Dr Vishal Tapadiya

What is Paediatric Dentistry?

Paediatric (Child) dentistry is also known as Pedodontics, which is a specialised branch that relates to dental health of children from infancy to the teen years. Paediatric dentists are required to acquire specific qualifications necessary to provide primary and comprehensive care to children of all age groups. Paediatric dentistry is essentially the treatment of and care for a child’s teeth, gums and mouth.

When children at 6 or 7 years old start to lose their baby (primary) teeth and are eventually replaced by permanent (secondary) teeth, the possibility of oral decay and disease without proper dental care increases, which can last for a lifetime. In fact, recent studies indicate childhood dental caries is 5 and 7 times more common than asthma and hay fever, respectively.

What are the Paediatric Services Provided by Tapadiya’s Dental Casa?

Tapadiya’s Dental Casa takes utmost care to create a kid-friendly environment, which is not only welcoming for children but also comfortable for parents. In order to cater to little mouths, special-sized dental instruments and equipment are used. The waiting area and the examination chamber have games, children’s magazines and comics, and engaging posters and murals to help ease uncertainty and apprehension.

Dr Tapadiya believes that a positive experience at the dentist encourages a child to be more aware of oral health and will not resist future visits, which parents will certainly be thankful for! It also ensures bright smiles and healthy teeth in young children.

Tapadiya’s Dental Casa’s comprehensive paediatric dentistry services are:

• Oral health exams for both mother and child including risk assessment for caries
• Cleaning and fluoride treatments as preventive dental care
• Nutrition and diet plans and recommendations
• Counselling for detrimental habits such as pacifiers and thumb sucking
• Teeth straightening and bite correction
• Treatment of tooth cavities or decay
• Early detection and diagnosis of oral conditions due to childhood afflictions such as asthma, hay fever, attention deficit disorder and others
• Treatment of gum conditions including ulcers, and cysts
• Dental injury rehabilitation for broken or fractured teeth

Children, while they may be considered as small adults, are typified by a lack of patience and cooperation in the dentist’s chamber. Therefore, it is even more significant that paediatric dentists provide a safe and comfortable environment. Dr Tapadiya is quite cognizant of the fact that every child is different and as such he employs various approaches and procedures which are based on complete dental treatment and care and at the same time ensures that the child is happy and feels secure.

Moreover, Dr Tapadiya advises and counsels children about the importance of dental hygiene, the effects on emotions, intellectual development and confidence as a consequence of no treatment and offers guidance and recommendations to parents.