Childrens
Dentistry

We at Family Dental Care of Bellevue are committed to starting your child’s dental career off on the right foot. Your child’s first dental visit is very important, and can often determine how your child will view dental care now and as an adult as well. Your child’s baby teeth are very important. Learning how to take care of them at an early age is very important to your child’s long term dental success. That is why we have developed the “happy visit” concept which begins ideally with your child’s very first dental visit.

The only objective of the “happy visit” is to introduce your child to dentistry at your child’s own individual pace. A typical “happy visit” appointment might include a ride in the dental chair, playing with the squirt gun and getting kisses with the slurpee straw. Sounds silly doesn’t it? But that is the point. Our only objective with these visits is to introduce your child to dental care in a non threatening, fun environment.

At Family Dental Care of Bellevue Dr. Bauer will begin evaluating the position of your child’s teeth each and every time your child is seen. The American Association of Orthodontists recommends that the initial orthodontic evaluation should occur no later than age 7. At this early age, orthodontic treatment may not be necessary, but vigilant examination can anticipate the most advantageous time to begin treatment.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF INTERCEPTIVE TREATMENT?

Some of the most direct results of interceptive treatment are:

• Creating room for crowded, erupting teeth
• Creating facial symmetry by influencing jaw growth
• Reducing the risk of trauma to protruding front teeth
• Preserving space for unerupted teeth
• Reducing the need for tooth removal
• Reducing treatment time with braces