What we offer on the NHS For Children

I have two young children Marcus and Alison. One a teenager and the other fast approaching.

I understand the problem of teaching children good dental habits and good diet. I know it is hard and most of us fail to achieve our goals. The secret is to have good goals and constantly fight against the obstacles in our way.

This is why the secret is good habits from a very young age.

We want our patients to be committed to

Life Long Dental Health

What we offer children on the NHS

We should start by saying that we are the only Milton Keynes Dental Practice with an NHS contract to treat children only. This is because we were the only practice which met the very exacting requirements laid down by Milton Keynes NHS Primary Care Trust.

We should also say that we do not accept all children as patients, we only accept patients who are committed to Life Long Dental Health. We have about 1000 children and periodically as children reach 16 or move out of the City (although many actually still continue as patients).

Children are offered their 1st visits for free and we do a pre acceptance screening. We have an Anti Discrimination Policy and acceptance does not depend on whether we see the child's parents, each child is treated on their own merits. We sometimes refuse to take on children as NHS patients and this will be for reasons such as the complexity of their problem and need for specialist care, the patients refusal to co operate or where we feel we do not have the skill required to achieve long term dental fitness. In all these cases we will refer the patient to an appropriate clinic.

Our experience is that generally well looked after children have well looked after mouths, and those with problems are as a result of bad habits and poor diet.

Although not always true we have a good idea what children's mouths will be like before they even open their mouths. Tooth decay in our experience is always found in dirty mouths, and the converse is true clean mouths seldom have decay.

However we are seeing a lot of teeth being damaged by soft fizzy drinks such as Diet Coke. This is in mouths with seemingly good oral hygiene. We say this because many of us were told that sugar is the key but as lots of parent know it is not the only one.

For more information about dental Diseases have a look at our information pages on:

Dental Decay, Baby Bottle Decay, Toothpaste, Tooth Brushing, Fluoride, Gum Disease, My First Tooth, Plaque.

As a practice we believe that we offer good quality care for children. Our Dentist and Hygienist both have children and can understand both the clinical and parental issues. In addition our surgeries have a modern ethos and layout and we are constantly taking on new innovations and techniques.

We do not have fancy marketing ploys but offer high quality care instead. In addition to the care we provide we refer most children for specialist consultations re Orthodontic Care. The number of new patients we see where they need Orthodontic Treatment urgently but have never been seen is amazing and often go hand in hand with the frequent changes of dentists at their previous dental practice.

Perhaps more than anything patients who come to our practice see the same dentist each time.

We have a dedicated Dental Heath Education room where we discuss their dental care.

We also use it for explaining dental treatment plan etc. There is a video and sinks which are essential. 

All oral Hygiene Instruction is free and we have a constant stream of patients coming in for reinforcement lessons.

Tooth Erosion is a major problem for Children and Adults
This Tooth Damage is caused by Fizzy Drinks

The cost of Tooth Whitening also known as Tooth Bleaching starts at £175 with most patients paying £225 for a full mouth home bleaching tray system. We also do the 'Advanced In Surgery Rapid Bleaching System' which normally starts from £275 but is now included free. We offer a full range of Cosmetic Dentistry Choices including Dental Veneers.

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Have a full look Around Our Practice
	At MKDentalCare we want our patients to feel welcomed by our receptionist who sits behind the lovely solid beech reception desk. The waiting room is decorated in warm colours. There is comfortable  seating, with couple of high back chairs too. There is a TV which we find most patients prefer.
	David's surgery is large and bright, with the latest equipment. This surgery is always admired by dentists when they visit the surgery, as everything is close at hand, yet hidden away. Cross infection control was at the heart of our surgery planning.