Q. What should I expect on my 1st visit to your dental clinic?

A. All new patients are required to fill up a patient intake form before seeing the dentist for check-up or dental treatment. This form allows us to get to know you better and to ensure that our dentists and staff are well aware of any possible medical conditions or allergies that you may have.

After completion of the form, our staff will register your details into the system and you are welcome to enjoy some water or hot drinks while waiting for our dentist to invite you into the treatment room.

Firstly, a consultation will be done by our dentist to find out if you have any issues or concerns before proceeding with a comprehensive examination of your oral health. The attending dentist will inform you what he/she finds and provide you with recommended treatment plan to bring your teeth and gum back to a healthy state. Here at Pure NZ Dental, we believe in educating our patients about their oral health. Our dentists will present you with different options and you should always go for the option that you are most comfortable with.

Q. When should you start bringing your child for a dental check-up?

A. Usually we would recommend bringing your child to see the dentist anytime from 18 months old onwards. By doing so, you are allowing your child to get use to the dentist attending to him/her and they will then be more accepting to dental treatments in the future. Your child will develop a healthy respect instead of fear of seeing the dentist.
We found that most kids who start seeing dentists at an older age due to dental problems, tend to be scared or apprehensive during the appointment as they are not use to the dental environment or having a dentist looking into their mouth.

Q. What will happen during my child’s 1st dental visit?

A. On your child’s 1st dental visit, our dentist will go through every step of the examination with your child. From showing the instruments they would use, to explaining what will be done. This would allow your child to feel at ease and by doing so, our dentist is building your child’s trust and confidence in them. During the examination, our dentist will inform parents what are the issues they have diagnosed. If further treatment is required, our dentist will proceed with the procedures according to how receptive your child is.

Most of the time, our dentist may not do the treatments on the first visit as this may be quite overwhelming for some kids. Our dentist prefers to let the child familiarise themselves with the environment and to let him/her warm up to the dentist.

P.S: We love playing cartoons to entertain children while they are having their check-up done so that they would feel relaxed and comfortable just like being at home.

Q. What if my child refuses to co-operate?

A. At Pure NZ Dental, we are against restraining the child to allow dental treatments to be done as this would traumatize and instill fear in their future dental visits. Depending on the treatment required and the child’s ability to co-operate, we do offer optional procedures like Happy Gas (Nitrous Oxide) and General Anesthetic.

This would allow our dentist to complete all the necessary treatment while your child is under General Anesthetic or Happy Gas thus removing the anxiety and fear from your child altogether.

Q. Are children too young to get tartar or calculus build-up?

A. No. This can happen to anyone, even kids.

Plaque forms when we eat and drink and by allowing it to stay on teeth for a long period of time, it will calcified, turning into tartar and calculus build-up. Hence, it is important to bring your kids for a regular 6 monthly dental check-up.

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Q. How much does extracting wisdom teeth cost?

A. Removing of Wisdom tooth/teeth usually depends on case complexity and it can range anywhere from a normal extraction to a minor surgical procedure.
If you are planning to remove your wisdom teeth, in most cases, an upper tooth would require a normal extraction and a lower tooth would require a surgery.
Our dentist will have an examination done and may also require you to have a x-ray taken to see how the tooth is positioned. After the comprehensive examination is done, the attending dentist would be able to advise you better on the procedure needed.
With minor surgery, you will be able to utilise your Medisave to pay for the procedure. A surgery will cost you $1250 which includes medications and X-rays.
A wisdom tooth normal extraction would set you back from $350 onwards.