Special Needs

Special needs children and adolescents are a particular areas of interest for our practice. Dr Sarah and Dr Tim both have extensive training with special needs children and are very comfortable with a wide range of developmental and medical conditions that may affect your child.

It is very important to start seeing a dentist from an early age, usually before 1 year of age, to help desensitise your child to the dentist and prevent and manage any conditions we may find. This is even more important for special needs children as they (and their families) can have many other challenges that require lots of attention.

Before seeing us, if you are comfortable, please let us know your child has special needs and what environments they find the most comfortable. This may include the time of day, lighting, noise and touching. This information can help us to perform the best examination for your child.