First Dental Visit For Your Child

Kids' first visit Your child's first visit to our dental office should be around his/her first birthday, but could be as early as you'd like (as soon as the first tooth erupts or even sooner). Here are some Do's and Dont's.

Do:

Have a tour of our dental office by coming in for a casual, friendly, get acquainted visit and checkup.
Make an appointment for a visual check of your child's teeth.
Have a discussion with us about oral health care for your child.
Familiarize your child with our dental office. Consider taking them along when you or a sibling has a dental appointment.

Don't:

Wait for an emergency for the first visit.
Over prepare your children for dental visits.
Use phrases like "It won't hurt much" or "It won't be too bad." Such phrases do not soothe; they only create anxiety.

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Schnierow Dental Care
13450 Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne , California, 90250
Phone: 310-"Dr Smile" | 310.377.6453 | Fax: 310.679.6698 | Email: FrontDesk@310DrSmile.com

Dr. Schnierow is a general, children's, family and multi-specialty dentist in Hawthorne who welcomes new patients from anywhere in the Los Angeles South Bay including Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lennox, Gardena, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Culver City, Carson, Compton, and the Greater Los Angeles Area. Dr. Schnierow's Hawthorne offices have staff specialists in braces (orthodontist), gum disease (periodontist), root canals (endodontist), oral surgery, and children's dentistry. His Hawthorne offices provide dental services for both children and adults, such as braces, dentures, crowns, bridges, porcelain veneers, porcelain fillings, dental implants, teeth whitening, oral surgery, root canal therapy, dental check-ups, and teeth cleaning.