What Can I Expect At My Child’s First Visit

Posted: 14 April 2010

Our female dentist Dr Melissa Goddard at Apollonia Dental & Cosmetic Centre on Rodney Street in Liverpool can perform a simple visual exam to evaluate your child’s oral health and determine their risk for developing dental disease. A gentle cleaning and fluoride application is usually performed by a dental assistant. Usually, no x-rays are taken at this appointment. Dentists Liverpool will also look for relatively common and uncommon oral conditions affecting infants, such as tongue-tie, missing teeth, abnormal teeth, and other conditions. Our dentist can also provide anticipatory guidance to parents to help prevent potential problems and dental disease, and to answer questions parents may have about their child’s new teeth and oral health. Also, your infant will become familiarized with the dental office setting in a positive way, before they get bombarded with negative propaganda from their older siblings, peers, or even dental-phobic parents. Being a parent herself Melissa is keen to promote healthy teeth and gums and children from any age are welcome in the surgery.