We would be pleased to be your children's dentist in Winnipeg

Kids Dental offers a full spectrum of dental health care services for children, including:

• Diagnostic Services
• Previstat® Advanced Preventive Care
• Behavioral Management
• Reconstructive Dentistry
• Root Canal Treatment/Pulp Therapy
• Your Child's Safety
• Nutritional Counseling
• Orthodontic Services

All services are available by appointment only. In Winnipeg, call Kids Dental at 222-KIDS to get more details or to book an appointment.


Contact us today for more information or to make an appointment. We will be happy to contact you and discuss your child's first appointment date.



Diagnostic Services

Parents and children are invited to our dental home where we will first get to know you before any dental services are provided. This might include a tour of our practice, a look at Grinich Village, our interacting learning/waiting area and more. This is a relaxed visit that may include:

• Taking a detailed medical, dental and family history
• Conducting a head, neck and oral exam
• If required, dental x-rays or radiographs
  

In order to ensure your child’s dental experience remains as positive as possible during their younger years, we recommend local anesthesia for any necessary invasive dental procedures. This approach is best discussed prior to the procedure and in accordance with the dentist’s recommendation as well as the parents’ preference. For some children, this notion of an invasive procedure is just too upsetting. In these instances the dentist and the parent will discuss the option of the dental treatment being provided under general anesthesia in the hospital or private surgical centre.

Previstat® Advanced Preventive Care

• Bacterial testing
• Caries risk assessment
• Preventive innovations
• Anti-bacterial therapy
• Effective tooth brushing and flossing instruction;
• Nutritional information about diet and dental diseases;
• Dental cleanings (scaling and polishing);
• Preventive treatment for oral habits;
• Space maintainers;
• Fluoride treatments in office and for home;
• Dental sealants;
• Custom-made athletic mouth guards for active children.

Behavioral Guidance

Sensitive and affectionate management of a child's fear, anxiety or pain is the foundation of our treatment approach. We use consistent yet adaptable methods of behavior guidance that are scientifically proven.

Reconstructive Dentistry

Although our advanced prevention approach attempts to address cavities before they happen, we can’t prevent all cavities from appearing in your child’s mouth. Our treatment approach for these will be discussed with the parent first and may consider:

Small cavities in primary or permanent teeth:
• Tooth-coloured, preventive resin fillings
• Fluoride releasing white fillings
  
  Primary teeth that are too decayed to hold a filling:
• Stainless steel crowns for back teeth
• Tooth-coloured resin crowns for front and back teeth.

Root Canal Treatment/Therapy

Despite our best efforts, there are occasions when a child’s primary or permanent teeth require treatment of infection inside the tooth or jaw. This is a more complex treatment approach that is designed to help save the natural tooth. This provides long term benefits, allowing the tooth to retain its natural function and appearance.

Your Child's Safety

Patient safety is a concern in any medical environment. We take infection control very seriously in our practice. Our rigorous sterilization and infection control procedures are consistently applied and conform to the stringent recommendations of the Canadian Dental Association. The exposure of children to radiation during the taking of dental x-rays is also a matter of concern for parents and our office staff. We strive to keep x-rays to a minimum number and only recommend those that are required to ensure the best quality of dental care.

Nutritional Counselling

The links between dental health and nutrition are many. In fact studies show that dental caries – the primary cause of cavities and tooth decay – can be significantly reduced by positive changes in diet and nutrition. This goes beyond the reduction of sugars and other harmful foods. “Food impacts every aspect of a person’s life,” says Kids Dental registered dietician, Phyllis Reid-Jarvis. At Kids Dental we’re as committed to the overall health of our patients as we are to advanced dental prevention. That’s why we offer nutrition counseling as an integral part of our dental health and wellness program. Not every patient we see requires these services, but those that do see immediate benefits.

Nutrition counseling helps parents and children understand what foods they need and how they should be consumed for overall better health. This includes:

• Looking at the kinds of foods being consumed
• Assessing eating patterns – how much, how often throughout the day
• Discussing co-existing medical problems such as uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular disease, end Stage Renal Disease
• Charting how the bacteria that cause cavities develop and grow based on eating and oral hygiene behaviour
• Talking about eating strategies that can contribute to better health
• Classifying how foods should be consumed – most of the time, some time, less often and those that shouldn’t be eaten at all.
  

Nutrition counseling can help patients better manage existing health conditions and prevent the development of others. It can also promote a reduction in cavities by dispelling many myths around the foods we eat. Many patients, for example, don’t understand that frequent indiscriminate eating results in more bacteria forming and staying in the mouth longer. Ideal conditions for the growth of dental caries. Patients, in particular children and teens, don’t realize that foods such as crackers and granola bars, that may appear to be healthier choices, actually stick the teeth, promoting bacteria. Drinking soft drinks and acidic beverages will also increase the environment that bacteria like to grow in, as does the bottle put into bed with baby.

Our team approach ensures that at-risk patients are referred to our dietitian at the first sign of trouble. This occurs as a referral by one of our dentists or hygienists. Parents can also contact our office to set up an appointment.

In addition to providing nutritional counseling for children and adolescents, the Dietitian can help address the following medical issues in adult patients:

• General nutrition-Healthy eating and meal planning
• Weight management
• Hyperlipidemia
• Diabetes
• Hypertension