Many children may only require a gentle and caring approach to the dental setting to reduce their anxiety about their treatment. But others will require mild sedation or a general anaesthetic.

Paediatric dentistry is about providing your child with the best dental treatment but to do that, we must fully understand your child’s coping abilities to determine the best course oftreatment which may include sedation.

For Frequently Asked Questions about sedation and your child at the dentist, pleaseclick here.