Children's Dentistry at Cosmodent: For Nervous Parents Too

When should my child first see a dentist, and what if they’re terrified of the idea? Cosmodent offers specialist paediatric dental care for children from 12 months of age, in a child-friendly environment built around exactly these questions.

• Age range: children from 12 months of age
• Environment: designed to be child-friendly
• Goal: a positive first experience with dental visits
• If treatment is difficult: in-theatre options available for children under 13
• Provided by: Dr André Dumas at Cosmodent, Oude Westhof, Bellville

Sooner than most parents expect. General guidance from paediatric dental bodies is a first visit by around your child’s first birthday, and Cosmodent welcomes children from 12 months for exactly this reason. Starting early means their first dental experience happens in a calm, familiar setting, well before any treatment is actually needed.

It’s a very common fear, and it’s exactly what the child-friendly environment at Cosmodent is designed around. Keeping the conversation at home relaxed and avoiding scary language beforehand helps too. For children who find treatment particularly difficult in the regular chair, in-theatre options with sedation or general anaesthesia are also available for children under 13.

Yes, even though they’ll eventually fall out. Baby teeth hold the space for adult teeth coming in, and they matter for chewing and speech development too. Left untreated, decay in a baby tooth can still cause pain or infection, which is why regular checks matter from an early age, not just once permanent teeth arrive.

See the full range of treatments at Cosmodent, or book your child’s visit directly on WhatsApp.