Dental experience is largely psychological and your role as a parent can play a huge part in the dental experiences of your child. Dentistry has changed a lot in recent years and even if you may have dental anxiety, your child can be free of it!

Some Tips!

• Be positive and speak about the dentist in a positive tone. You have a big influence on your child’s perception of the dentist. The team at Logan Smiles is experienced at helping to shape a positive and happy space for your little one

• The team at Logan Smiles have developed ways to explain everything dental related to both parents and child so that everyone can understand what the appointment involves without any dental anxiety. Avoiding negative words like ‘needle’ or ‘hurt’ will allow us to use language that is easier to understand and not as scary for your children. Even saying 'It won't hurt darling!' is using a negatively associated word and can impact their experience.

• Start the dental health journey young and get your child involved in looking after their teeth. Bring them with you to your 6 monthly check up appointments and we can let them have a ride in the dental chair and get to know the dentist. They can learn the unique sounds and smells of the dentist office and maybe even get excited about their checkup 'next time'.

• Let us know what your child loves, what their favourite colour is and what their favourite TV show is, and we can help make coming to the dentist fun and educational for everyone.