St George Paediatric Dental Specialists - Dentist in Kogarah, New South Wales

Clinic Overview

St George Paediatric Dental Specialists at Shop 20, Kogarah Town Square, 5-9 Belgrave Street, Kogarah, is dedicated to providing quality oral care for infants, children and adolescents, including those with special needs. At the first check-up the specialist assesses the child's medical and dental history, performs an oral examination appropriate for the child's needs, determines the child's risk for dental disease and poor growth and formulates a treatment plan to manage and prevent dental problems. Dental treatment with sedation is available for children who are young or have special health needs, using nitrous oxide sedation (happy gas) in the dental clinic or general anaesthesia performed at a day-stay hospital by the paediatric dentist and a specialist medical team. Same-day emergency accommodation is available during office hours Tuesdays to Fridays, with early interceptive orthodontics identifying causes of poor jaw growth early, and tongue and lip tie (tethered oral tissues or TOTs) management working with international board certified lactation consultants, speech pathologists, oromyofunctional therapists, osteopaths and chiropractors. The team also offers a team approach for adults, with specialists at providing care for children with anxiety and special health needs, with a storybook to help prepare children. Services include the first check-up, dental treatment with sedation, dental emergencies, early interceptive orthodontics, tongue and lip tie management and care for children with anxiety or other special health needs.