What we do
From a first lap exam at one to a last check-up before college. Five things we do most, and a handful we do often enough to be good at.
A first visit by the first birthday or the first tooth, then a check-up about every six months. Short, unhurried, and mostly talking.
The everyday work that keeps small teeth out of trouble: a gentle polish, fluoride varnish, and sealants on the grooves where decay starts.
When a cavity has already started: tooth-coloured fillings, stainless steel and white crowns, pulpotomies, and honest advice about when a baby tooth is better out.
Most children need nothing more than time and a good explanation. When more is needed we use nitrous oxide, oral sedation, or a hospital general anaesthetic — and we tell you plainly which one fits.
A first orthodontic look by about age 7, space maintainers when a baby tooth is lost early, and a straight answer about whether anything needs doing yet.
The things that do not need their own page but come up every week.
Same-day slots every weekday for knocked-out and broken teeth, swelling and injuries.
What to do firstDesensitising visits, a written care plan, the quiet room, and appointments planned around your child.
How it worksMade from an impression, fitted over two visits, in whatever colours your child picks. Far better than a boil-and-bite.
Book a fittingWhen a baby tooth cannot be saved, and the appliance that keeps the gap open for the adult tooth.
Growth and spaceStops a cavity without drilling, and stains it permanently black. We show you a photograph before you decide.
PreventionKelly checks your Medicaid or insurance and gives you the number before treatment, not with the bill.
Insurance & Medicaid
Staying in our lane
A practice that claims to do everything is telling you something about its judgement. Here is where we stop.
No. Anyone can book. Paediatricians and general dentists refer children to us and we are happy to write back to them, but you do not need a referral to make an appointment yourself.
Yes, up to eighteen. From about eleven we start speaking to your child directly rather than about them, with you in the room. Mouthguards, wisdom-tooth monitoring and honest conversations about energy drinks and vaping are the bulk of it.
We do not fit braces — we screen and refer to an orthodontist. We do not do adult dentistry. We do not do cosmetic whitening on children. And we are not an emergency room: a jaw injury, an airway problem or a spreading facial swelling needs a hospital, not us.
Usually yes, and most families prefer it. Tell us how many and their ages when you book so we allocate the right amount of time and, where we can, two rooms side by side.
Book a first visit online, or ring us and speak to a person. We will tell you what the appointment involves before you come.
Pick the one that sounds like you.
Grown-ups: these pages are written for children to read on their own.
Make this site yours. Everything applies live.