do you have to take children to dentist?

mollykins | 10:46 Sat 30th Jan 2010 | Health & Fitness

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do parents, have to take their child to a dentist?

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bednobs

no it woud not be.
there is no compelling evidence that taking a child to a dentist improves their oral health anyway. Good dental hygeine can be taught at home by the parents. You don't need to see a dentist to tell you how to brush your teeth

mollykins

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but what if they get a rotting tooth or something, and they haven't got a dentist to take them to to get it removed?

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annie0000

She is doing well if she has gotten to 12 and hasn't had toothache yet. Her tooth brushing must be both good and regular and therefore I guess it hasn't been an issue - Having perfectly straight teeth is not really a health issue. In our kids school i think they get 2 dental checks at school over 7 years of primary, but no treatment, just a letter to parents. Presumably if there are issues they are referred to a dentist. I don't know because no issues with my two and we go to the dentist anyway every 6 months.

mollykins

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i don't know of a dentist at our school, there isn't even a nurse, jsut some teachers and office workers who are first aiders.

she's home-schooled anyway, so if there was still dentists at school, it wouldnt make a difference to her.

DEN53

I started taking my son to the Clinic Dentist from the age of 3 - then when he was 12 he transferred to my dentist. He is now 20 and has beautiful teeth with not a filling in sight.

craft1948

Me too Den....took my daughter from the age of about 4......she has no fillings but wore a brace for a while when she was 12.....lovely teeth.

DEN53

Hiya craft - yep you cannot put a price on good teeth and a lovely smile. Also the fear of dentists is less if you start them going young.

mollykins

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I think we should have a nurse though, when i suddenly became ill (shivering, feeling sick and dizzy) at a lunchime just before christmass holidays, first of all i was put in a classroom which was freezing cold, then i sat in the office, finally they decided i was actually ill and phoned home, at no point was i checked over by a nurse, just looked at by a first aider.

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