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Family Forum / Parenting / Children's Health / June 2007Old enough to see a dentist?
At what age does the dental care of a toddler transition from a pediatrician to a dentist? > At what age does the dental care of a toddler transition from a > pediatrician to a dentist? The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends a first dental exam at 1 year of age, or when the first tooth appears, whichever is first: http://www.aapd.org/pediatricinformation/faq.asp Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 On Jun 27, 11:00 am, Mark & Steven Bornfeld <bornfeldm...@dentaltwins.com> wrote: > > At what age does the dental care of a toddler transition from a > > pediatrician to a dentist? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Brooklyn, NY > 718-258-5001 how many kids that age do you personally see? chalrie > On Jun 27, 11:00 am, Mark & Steven Bornfeld > <bornfeldm...@dentaltwins.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > chalrie Only the ones who have accidents. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 On Jun 27, 8:00 am, Mark & Steven Bornfeld <bornfeldm...@dentaltwins.com> wrote: > The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends a first dental > exam at 1 year of age, or when the first tooth appears, whichever is first: > > http://www.aapd.org/pediatricinformation/faq.asp I did not know there was a field of specialization called Pediatric Dentistry. These doctros can keep a 1 or 2 year old seated while they take a bite- wing x-ray of all 4 teeth? I gotta see this! Do they get bitten often? :) And when does a patient of a Pediatric Dentist transition to seeing a regular dentist? A good pediatric specialist is a wonderful person to know. There is only one in the whole Kansas City metro area that I recommend without reservations. I see kids from 3 on up in my practice, but there are cases that are too serious or difficult for me to tackle with just nitrous and a local anesthetic. (some for the type of treatment, and some for the type of patient <G>) These get referred to a specialist. As far as coming back to a general office, many return after the first referral and stay on top of things with routine visits. Some stay with the specialist until they are 10-16. JME, Steve Fawks > I did not know there was a field of specialization called Pediatric > Dentistry. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > And when does a patient of a Pediatric Dentist transition to seeing a > regular dentist? With all due respect to organized pediatric dentistry, I personally think that 1 yr is too young. IMO, after 3rd birthday. > With all due respect to organized pediatric dentistry, I personally > think that 1 yr is too young. IMO, after 3rd birthday. That's what I tell my patients--when the primary teeth are in, about age 3. However, to be fair, I treat a relatively well-informed, educated clientele. I don't see much caries in young kids. I can imagine the need for early care might be greater in some areas. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 On Jun 27, 1:55 pm, Mark & Steven Bornfeld <bornfeldm...@dentaltwins.com> wrote: > > With all due respect to organized pediatric dentistry, I personally > > think that 1 yr is too young. IMO, after 3rd birthday. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Brooklyn, NY > 718-258-5001 the same is true for ortho. we recommend first ortho screening at age 7. for most kids especially boys, that is just too young unless they have an actual problem like anterior crossbite, class III, narrow maxilla charlie |
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