Smile Academy

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What is involved in the EDHT Smile Academy?

For younger children the focus will be ensuring they are familiar and comfortable with our dental practice and instilling good dental health habits from an early age. Our friendly professional team will work closely with you giving advice on brushing techniques and providing dietary advice particularly on healthy snacks and drinks.

From the age of six years old the teeth that need to last a lifetime start to enter the mouth. At this next stage we want to help your child start to take responsibility for maintaining the good dental care habits implemented in the early years.

As children reach their teens they become more self aware and having a healthy bright smile will help your child confidently achieve their goals. During the teenage years our focus will be on educating them about plaque and diet, the causes of tooth decay, erosion and gum disease, tooth brushing and flossing techniques, and the importance of wearing a mouth guard if engaged in contact sports.

Young adults are often at an age where parental influence has reduced and are particularly vulnerable to snacking and drinking acidic drinks which damage their teeth. As well as maintaining all the preventive care given in the developing years, we will address the issues that become important to this age group such as keeping fresh breath and teeth white.
 

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What is included in the Smile Academy?

0-5 years

• 2 x dental health checks
• oral health education sessions for parent and child
• teething tips
• dietary advice
• appropriate tooth brushing techniques
• 10% reduction on ALL other treatments
• worldwide dental accident and emergency cover

6-11 years

• 2 x dental health checks
• 2 x hygienist visits
• all necessary x-rays
• plaque bacterial microscope
• plaque disclosing – appropriate tooth brushing techniques and motivation
• free toothbrush at each examination
• fissure sealants to help prevent decay on vulnerable back teeth
• sports mouth guard at laboratory cost
• 10% reduction on ALL other treatments
• worldwide dental accident and emergency cover

12-18 years

• 2 x dental health checks
• 2 x extended hygienist visits
• orthodontic assessment
• all necessary x-rays
• oral health and dietary advice
• plaque disclosing – appropriate home care techniques and motivation
• free toothbrush at each examination
• caries risk assessment
• saliva buffer capacity test if caries susceptible
• acid erosion analysis
• fissure sealants to help prevent decay on vulnerable back teeth
• sports mouth guard at laboratory cost
• 10% reduction on ALL other treatments
• worldwide dental accident and emergency cover

19-25 years

• 2 x extensive examinations
• 2 x extended hygienist visits
• all necessary x-rays
• oral health and dietary advice
• caries risk assessment
• saliva buffer capacity test if caries susceptible
• acid erosion analysis
• fresh breath testing
• sports mouth guard at laboratory cost
• 10% reduction on ALL other treatments
• worldwide dental accident and emergency cover

Why join our membership plan for children and young adults?

As a dental practice, one of our main concerns is for the dental welfare of our younger patients and how we can look after them through to adulthood. Our children’s membership plan named ‘Smile Academy’ is a way of enabling the most appropriate treatment for your child through all stages of their development. Our preventive dental care encourages your child to know how to look after their teeth and gums properly – now and in the future. With our help your children can be happy about visiting the dentist and smile with confidence.

Dental accident and emergency insurance included

As soon as your child becomes a member of our Smile Academy they automatically qualify for worldwide dental accident and emergency insurance (once the first direct debit payment is received). The insurance covers the
cost of dental treatment required for:

• Accidental damage to your child’s teeth as the result of an accident
• Emergency treatment when away from home or outside normal surgery hours.

Statistics show that 1 in 7 children will damage their teeth before the age of 15 so the dental accident and emergency insurance is a valuable inclusion.

What is the cost of the Smile Academy?