Children's Dental Care Services
Our team of Oral Health Therapists specialise in the dental care of your child. We provide gentle, customised care in a friendly environment.
- TVs above chairs with your child’s choice of channel
- Fluoride treatments in a range of flavours
- Sports mouthguards customised to your child’s team/favourite colours
Fissure Sealants for Cavity Prevention
The narrow and deep grooves on back (molar) teeth can collect plaque which the toothbrush cannot reach. These grooves or fissures are high-risk sites for dental decay.
A fissure sealant is a tooth coloured protective coating which fills and seals in children’s teeth to prevent bacteria from entering and causing decay. Applied early on after the first molar erupts into the mouth at the age of 6 years old, sealants can protect teeth at their most vulnerable time. Sometimes sealants may also be recommended to adults for high risk deep grooves that have not yet decayed.
Having fissure sealants placed is quick and painless. It usually takes a few minutes per tooth and is much less complicated than having a dental filling. To check there isn’t any decay present before we begin we may take a set of x-rays.
This procedure can be completed by one of our Dentists, Dental Hygienists or Oral Health Therapists.
Our Dentists
Dr Ron Fulop
Dr Yvonne Karpinski
Dr Sarah Nguyen
Dr David Trinh
Dr Jia Leong
Dr Natalie Tsang
Children’s Dental Care FAQs
It is recommended that your child has their first dental check up by the time they turn two. There are a number of important reasons including:
- Early detection of dental caries and other dental problems
- Small problems can be treated before they become larger issues
- Can have preventative dental treatment such as application of fluoride and dental sealants to prevent risk of dental caries
- Familiarise your child with the dental setting
Child dental care is just as important as adult dental care. Baby teeth play a big role in terms of proper eating, helps guide the adult teeth into their correct position, allows for normal development of the jaw and effects the development of speech. Furthermore, during children development self-image that healthy teeth gives is immeasurable.
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What Our Patients Say About Our Children's Dental Care Services
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Root canal treatment performed by Dr David. Absolute professional at his trade. Highly skilled and also a great friendly person.
Dan
Mitcham Dental Clinic is honestly the best dental clinic that I've been to. Special shout-out to Sarah who is very thorough and clearly explains the work that needs to be done. I've never had an appointment where I've felt any pain (even with sensitive teeth)! The staff have a good culture and it shows in the customer experience that they provide.
Casey Hulse
A highly professional practice combined with exceptional patient care in a warm and friendly environment.
LINDA WALLACE
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I fell down and chipped my front tooth so I was desperately looking for a dental clinic that's still open. although it was very last minute, the clinic remained opened to see me which was such a nice gesture. Dr Trinh was very compassionate and friendly and immediately filled the tooth which now looks amazing. can't even tell the difference now! i usually am scared to go see a dentist but i felt very comfortable this time! thank you again!
jessica emily
I don't know if I can find any gentler friendlier more caring dentists, hygienists & receptionists anywhere else. My experience here has been great!
Eun Lim
I highly recommend Dr Jia Leong. She was professional, caring and gentle. I had a clean and fillings and Dr Jia made sure I was comfortable throughout the appointment. The reception staff and dental assistant were friendly and the clinic was very clean. Do yourself a favour and visit Mitcham Dental Clinic for exceptional care.
Susan Tran
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I am extremely impressed with the gentle and caring dental work I received by Dr Jia Leong at Mitcham Dental Clinic which has left my mouth feeling so clean and healthy. The friendly staff at reception also made the visit very pleasant and I look forward to my next check-up and clean - thank you all for the great experience!
David Sugiada
We’re with Dr Jia, and she is amazing! She is very gentle, attentive and really great with my kids (2.5 and 4.5years old) too. The staffs are also very warm and helpful. Thank you Mitcham Dental Clinic 🙂
Jean Ng
I’ve been going to Mitcham dental clinic my whole life and I don’t plan to stop anytime soon. Ron and his team are incredibly kind and truly excellent at what they do. They’re generous with their time and will always have your best interests at heart. If you’re looking for a dentist you can feel confident going to then trust me, go here. I really can’t recommend them enough.
Caleb Dickson



