Caring for young children's teeth is an essential part of looking after youngsters and parents have been offered some tips on how to make sure they take their children for emergency dentistry treatment at the right kind of practice.
Writing on Dedham Patch, Dr Robert Emami said that it is important for parents to take their children to a dentist who specialises in treating young teeth and said children can be taken for treatment as soon as their first tooth appears.
Friendly and caring staff are vital in a clinic treating children, he said, also noting that a clean environment should be high on a parent's priority list.
Ensuring children remain calm at an appointment is essential and if adults have a personal fear of visiting a practitioner for emergency dentistry treatment, they should not show this and must remain "upbeat".
Conditions which may require an emergency dentistry appointment include a broken tooth, an abscess or painful swelling which is making eating and drinking difficult. 