Making your life easier (and your teeth healthier) is their priority. The latest addition to their network of dental centres are open 7 days a week, with late and emergency appointments available, ensuring you’ll always have the support you need with experienced dentists on call.

Child-friendly dental care

You can expect all of the excellent value, caring service, and professional expertise that’s synonymous with the brand, along with a wide range of services, including dental care for children, general check-ups, cosmetic dentistry, and more. Pacific Smiles Dental offers fixed price dental check-ups* for patients without health insurance and Free Kids Dental# for eligible families under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule. An eligible child will receive up to $1000 in benefits from the Commonwealth Government to spend on selected dental services every two calendar years.

Pacific Smiles remains committed to caring for the health and well-being of their local communities and are focused on ensuring easy access to great value, high-quality dental care. When you visit the team, you can have peace of mind knowing that significant health precautions are being taken with additional measures, cleaning, and hygiene protocols to ensure your safety during this time.

How to book a dentist appointment

To book an appointment, visit pacificsmilesdental.com.au

Pacific Smiles Dental looks forward to welcoming you (and your smile), soon.

Terms and Conditions: Offers only available at Pacific Smiles Dental, Raymond Terrace. *Fixed Price Check-ups are $190 for adults over the age of 12 and $85 for kids 12 and under and include examination (011,012), scale and clean (114), or removal of plaque (111), fluoride (121), x-rays (022 x 2) and OPG (037) as deemed necessary and appropriate in the clinical opinion of the dentist. #Free Kids Dental when services covered by the Commonwealth Government’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule are bulk billed by participating practitioners for treatments provided to eligible patients. Fixed Price and CDBS offers not to be used in conjunction with any other offer or government scheme, nor substitutable or redeemable for cash. Dental services are provided by independent practitioners. Pacific Smiles Dental is owned and operated by Pacific Smiles Group Pty Ltd ABN 42 103 087 449.

Partnering with Parents

Children develop quickly, and keeping parents informed is an essential part of achieving good oral health. North Brisbane Dental Clinic will always share any oral conditions you should be aware of and provide all treatment options available. You know your child best, and they will respect your decisions.

As your child grows, the clinic will evaluate their teeth and bite for orthodontics as well as monitor wisdom teeth development.

Your Child’s First Dental Visit

Children approach the world with a sense of wonder and curiosity. The North Brisbane Dental Clinic team enjoys watching them discover how to take care of their teeth and engaging them in interactive education to keep their smiles healthy.

They put your child in control. Kids enjoy working the buttons to move the chair (often with mum or dad in the chair) and pouring water into a cup. They also give kids choices when it comes to toothpaste flavours and a toy after their treatment.

Common Childhood Dental Conditions

Dental caries (decay) is one of the most common preventable childhood diseases. With guidance and support, your child can be cavity-free.

• Proper nutrition
• Good brushing and flossing habits
• Fluoride toothpaste
• Dental sealants

When decay does occur, North Brisbane Dental Clinic offers durable tooth-coloured fillings to repair and seal teeth. Their dentists are gentle and work with your child to complete treatment. If your child is in pain or uncomfortable, they will stop this straight away.

Sports Mouthguards Minus The Gagging

Thanks to North Brisbane Dental Clinic’s in-house laboratory, the process of getting a custom mouthguard is simple and easy. They start with a five-minute appointment and take a digital 3-D scan of your teeth – no more gross goo in your mouth. Then they’ll have your mouthguard ready to pick up within one week. Finally, they test the fit and function before sending you off to win the next big match!

Your Child’s Occlusion (Bite) and Development

In most cases, braces will not become necessary until your child has lost all primary teeth and their permanent teeth are in place. In some cases, however, the jaw may not develop properly to accommodate their adult teeth. In these situations, it can be beneficial to opt for early childhood orthodontics to guide jaw development and reduce future treatment.

North Brisbane Dental Clinic offers complimentary orthodontic evaluations to ensure your child enjoys a healthy and comfortable smile.

Their Approach

North Brisbane Dental Clinic treats every patient as they would want to be treated themselves, both in the dentistry they provide and in their manner of care. As part of the community, they value the role they have in your oral health.

Their team believes that dentistry can be a painless experience, and they spend the time necessary to ensure that you remain comfortable throughout your procedure.

To find out more, please visit the North Brisbane Dental Clinic website.

Dental Care for Kids with Special Healthcare Needs

Children tend to feel more comfortable when the clinic atmosphere and the care providers are relaxed and calm. Atmosphere, staff and the right tools are
sometimes enough, but they can go a long way.

Dr Ellie is a paediatric dentist who believes in “talk therapy”. She talks to children and explains the stages of dental treatment in a kid’s language. Children participate in the treatment and learn about dentistry along the way. A dental X-ray machine, for example, is Dr Ellie’s special camera. A camera that she uses to see inside a tooth. Local anaesthetic is something that she uses to put a tooth to sleep, and the happy gas mask is the astronaut mask.

Children’s Dental Home in Brisbane

Rather than a ‘dental office’, Dr Ellie would like children to see her dental clinic as their ‘dental home’. While waiting for their dental appointment at Pure Dentistry, children can sit in a special kid’s chair, watch TV, and watch Nemo and Dory in Pure Dentistry’s mesmerising saltwater marine fish tank.

Visiting Dr Ellie’s dental home can be fun, and fun dentist visits shape how children view dental treatment for the rest of their lives. A child’s first visit to the dentist should be a happy one.

Sleep Dentistry for Brisbane Kids with Special Needs

As parents, ensuring our children’s comfort and safety during medical treatments is paramount. This is especially true in dental care for children with special needs.

Sleep dentistry, utilising general anesthesia, offers an effective solution. It significantly reduces the child’s anxiety and discomfort, providing a stress-free environment for both the child and the parents. This approach allows for comprehensive dental treatment in a single session, which is ideal for children who may find dental visits challenging.

Embracing sleep dentistry ensures that special needs children, such as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) receive the best possible dental care safely and comfortably.

Happy Gas for Kids Dental Treatment

Is your child apprehensive about dental visits? Happy gas is a technique paediatric dentists use to transform dental appointments into calm, positive experiences. Happy gas helps ease a child’s anxiety and pain. It increases the chance of providing a cooperative atmosphere for successful dental treatments. Paediatric dentists understand the special needs of children.

Happy gas is generally suitable for children older than 3 or 4 years because younger children may have difficulty accepting the happy gas mask due to their small face size.

Babies with Tongue-Tie or Lip-Tie

Are you concerned about your little one’s feeding or speech development? It might be worth checking for a lip-tie or tongue-tie. These conditions occur when the connective tissues in the mouth are too tight, making breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, and, later on, speech challenging for a child. Treatment for these conditions is provided by Paediatric dentists in Brisbane.

Treatment of Dental Trauma for Brisbane Kids

Pure Dentistry provides treatments for a tooth pushed sideways, out of, or into its socket. Specialist paediatric dentists restore or treat dental traumas in children,
including tooth fractures, tooth dislodgements and knocked-out teeth.

Paediatric dentists can optimise dental treatment for children and provide safe sedation options to avoid or minimise traumatising children during their treatment.

For baby teeth, a paediatric dentist will evaluate if it affects the permanent tooth underneath. If a permanent tooth is dislodged, it’s usually repositioned and stabilised with a splint. Sometimes, root canal treatment may be needed.

If the injury is life-threatening, please call 000.

To learn more about paediatric dental services by Pure Dentistry, please visit the Pure Dentistry website.

Dr Soha focuses exclusively on dental care for children during their developmental years. She strives to create a fun and relaxed visit for the children and their parents. Her office is designed with a large waiting area, a mesmerising saltwater marine tank and TV shows in the treatment rooms. Children love her and parents trust her.

A referral is unnecessary for children who require urgent dental care, however many children come to Dr Soha because of a general dentist or a paediatrician referral.

Why Paediatric Dentistry?

Parents play a significant role in the positive oral development of children. Parents’ common questions regarding children’s dentistry include:

• Should I take my children to a child-specific dentist?
• Why should I bring my child to a kids dentist?

Dental anxiety is common in young children. One aspect of paediatric dentistry is to ease any anxiety associated
with dental visits and establish healthy habits towards oral care that last a lifetime. An experienced paediatric dentist
can transform a child’s anxiousness into a rewarding interest in oral health. Children who regularly attend a kids’ dentist tend to have no fear of the dentist, which lays the groundwork for a lifetime of oral health.

Paediatric dentists discuss diet and hygiene habits to help prevent dental disease in children. Children benefit from a
dental home, preferably with a dentist experienced in children and teens.

A Child’s First Dental Visit

A child’s first dental appointment should generally be scheduled shortly after getting older than six months old or when the first baby tooth appears. The first appointment can be intimidating for both children and their parents. Find an experienced dentist who can turn this anxiety-inducing appointment into a fun experience. Paediatric dentists explain treatments in an age-appropriate way and provide solutions and treatments suitable for children.

When the first dental appointment is with a paediatric dentist, even for a simple visual check-up, the younger the child is, the more likely they will have a positive experience and become unafraid of future dental care. A positive experience creates a positive attitude towards oral health.

The first visit typically includes a close visual exam. A child’s first dental visit is important and can determine their good oral health and, more importantly, their future attitude towards dentists and dentistry. Parents can accompany the child to the treatment room to ease first visit jitters and make children feel relaxed and safe.

Happy Gas for Kids Dental Work

Most children find happy gas pleasant. Happy gas is a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide and provides a mild form of sedation in anxious children. Happy gas can calm the nerves and the child will still be awake and will be able to
communicate. It allows the dentist to provide treatment while the child is comfortable and relaxed in the dental chair.

Happy gas is the safest sedation technique paediatric dentists use. Still, it is not suitable for extremely anxious children or babies who do not accept the placement of the breathing mask on their noses. A general anaesthetic may be the best option for very young babies or severely anxious children.

Putting Children to Sleep for Dental Work

General anaesthesia may be the best option when a child is unlikely to follow instructions or cope well enough in a
dental chair, even with the help of happy gas. A specialist anaesthetist will stay with the child to monitor them during
sleep. Australian anaesthetists are among the world’s most highly trained doctors.

Brisbane Kids Dentist with a Payment Plan

Payment plans like humm and AfterPay or the Early Release of Superannuation program operated by the Australian
Taxation Office can be used to finance dental treatments. With SuperCare, for instance, parents can access their
Superannuation to fund the necessary treatments.

To find out more and book your child’s appointment, please visit the Kids Dentist website.