I was very pleased with my treatment of the implants and was kept informed at all times what Shakeel was doing. PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
TREATMENT IN DENTAL CHAIR
As a specialist practice the purpose of our first visit is to meet the child and the parent, assess their dental status as well as suggest any necessary treatment or advice as required. Most of our patients are referred by a general dental or medical practitioner, and given their complex dental needs, we are not able to offer treatment (in most cases) at the first consultation appointment. This is due to their different demands and/or age, and the fact that many of our patients are too young to cope with the nature of the treatment itself. Consequently, the aim of our first visit is to discuss with the parent(s) their individual needs.
As such, many children require a different approach to their dental treatment including the need for sedation (given their age, medical background or pre-cooperative stages of development). So our consultant needs to determine the best way of delivering treatment in a “friendly” way for their ages. Some of our patients will only require a caring approach and familiarization to the dental setting. Others will require mild sedation or a general anaesthetic.
In most cases what is hard is not the dental problem such as a filling or dental extraction, as these are reasonably straight-forward procedures. It is the coping abilities of each child that differ and consequently, what becomes difficult is the sedation approach (and the right technique) for each individual patient.
If you require any further information, please send us an email or call us for advice or sending a referral.
TREATMENT UNDER GENERAL ANAESTHESIA
To deliver the very best dental treatment for your patient, it may be necessary to use sedation or general anaesthesia to ensure the treatment can be carried out as safely and in as comfortable manner as possible. During the first visit our consultant will assess not only the treatment needed but also the coping abilities of your child and if absolutely necessary, we will recommend general anaesthesia for treatment.
When a child needs a lengthy or technically difficult course of dental treatment, general anaesthesia is an accepted procedure in paediatric dentistry. At Specialist Dental Services, our consultant dentist and anaesthetist are specially trained in the administration of sedation on children.
We have an excellent safety record in sedation procedures but parents have the right to be carefully informed about the benefits and risks of any dental treatment for their child.
Our consultants have operating rights at several excellent private hospitals in London, including the world-renowned London Clinic, where any treatment under general anaesthesia will be performed.