{"id":375,"date":"2019-01-28T08:05:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T08:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/?p=375"},"modified":"2019-01-28T08:05:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T08:05:36","slug":"is-the-dentist-a-place-you-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/is-the-dentist-a-place-you-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the dentist a place you avoid?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Not everyone likes going to the dentist. Waiting\nin reception, hearing a drill, then perhaps having it yourself \u2013 it\u2019s not many\npeople\u2019s preferred ways to spend their time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dentist<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But you need to come along anyway because,\nif you keep putting off the dentist, there may be an undetected issue that\nwon\u2019t get picked up on. This could lead to it getting worse over time and lead\nto bigger problems, such as infection or even tooth loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel at ease<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming to the dentist for the first time in a long time\ncan be a nerve-wracking experience. Asking a friend of relative to come\nwith you for the first appointment can help to reassure you while you wait.\nStaff at Northern Beaches Dental<\/strong>, your\ndentist in Mackay<\/a>,\ncan encourage and reassure you, taking it one step at a time and talking\nthrough any concerns you have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treatments offered<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this dentist in Mackay, we have a team\nof skilled and highly-trained dentists waiting to meet you and give you a great\nquality of dental healthcare. We offer general check-up appointments,\npreventive care and fillings or crowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For any treatment you need, we will share\nall of the details with you about what to expect and do everything we can to\nmake you feel more at ease about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children\u2019s dentistry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can teach your family about the\nimportance of looking after teeth and work regular appointments into your\nfamily routine. When children come to see us at our dentist in Mackay<\/strong>,\nit\u2019s important we make them feel as comfortable as possible. Our highly\nexperienced dental team are encouraging and take appointments slowly with\nchildren, taking a flexible approach in terms of making sure they feel\ncomfortable before starting treatment. We give guidance and advice to both\nparents and older children about how to brush their teeth and what they can\ninclude in their diet \u2013 and what not to include. As a parent, you can always\nask us for advice about your child\u2019s oral health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite questions from new patients and welcome you to visit us. Feel free to contact our dentist in Mackay<\/strong> for more details. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not everyone likes going to the dentist. Waiting in reception, hearing a drill, then perhaps having it yourself \u2013 it\u2019s not many people\u2019s preferred ways to spend their time. But you need to come along anyway because, if you keep putting off the dentist, there may be an undetected issue that won\u2019t get picked up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":377,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions\/377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}