Our Services
Our Dental Services for Your Kids
A twice a year professional dental cleaning and fluoride treatment are all part of your child’s prevention program. However, there is much more. At our office, we discuss nutrition as a very important aspect of dental caries prevention. Sodas and sticky snacks are a common culprit in dental disease. Frequency of snacking is also an issue. Therefore a discussion with parents about a child’s eating habits is essential to our visit.
At the appropriate age, we can apply sealants to protect your child from tooth decay. Sealants are a resin that coats the pits and grooves of your child’s permanent molars, making it less likely for food and bacteria to hang out in those areas and begin the cavity-making process.
Pediatric dentists have a special place in their hearts for children. Working with children everyday, we have learned how to modify our language to help ease them into conversation and to increase their comfort. Some of the silly words we use to describe dental tools and procedures allow children to help us teach them the importance of taking care of their teeth and just how fun that can be! Our special vocabulary is proven to allay the fears of both parents and children alike!
The following are techniques that we will use to manage a child’s behavior: modeling, communicative management, nonverbal communication, tell-show-do, positive reinforcement, parental absence/presence and distraction. For example, sometimes showing a child how the “tooth polisher” or “Mr. Thirsty” will feel on their finger may be all that is needed to allow them to trust us to clean their teeth!
As we have mentioned earlier, we focus on using the highest quality restorative material as well as the most up to date techniques. All of our fillings are tooth-colored. We are a mercury-free office. Dr. Soo Jun prides herself on being an extremely conservative pediatric dentist.
Some children are given “laughing gas” to relax them for the treatment. Laughing Gas is a blend of two gases, oxygen and N2O. The blend is given through a small breathing mask placed over the child’s nose. The gas merely relaxes the child. It does not put the child to sleep. While inhaling the laughing gas, your child remains fully conscious and keeps all natural reflexes.
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recognizes this technique as safe and effective for treating children’s dental needs. The gas is mild, non-addictive, easily taken, and with normal breathing, quickly eliminated from the body.
IN-OFFICE GENERAL ANESTHESIA
General anesthesia may be indicaed for children with extensive dental needs who are extremely uncooperative, fearful or anxious or for the very young who do not understand how to cope in a dental setting.
Although there is some risk associated with general anesthesia, it can be used safely and effectively when administered by an appropriately-trained individual in an appropriately-equipped facility. Precautions are taken to protect your child during general anesthesia; personnel who are trained to manage complications will monitor your child closely. We will discuss the benefits and risks of general anesthesia and why it is recommended for your child.
Dr. Soo Jun is able to provide comprehensive dental treatment with the use of general anesthesia in a hospital setting for children with severe dental problems as well as children with special needs.
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