Family Friendly & Specialty Dentists in London, UK
Diet and nutrition counselling helps families change the eating and drinking habits that cause decay in children's teeth. We look at your child's diet and decay risk at a consultation and agree a plan that fits your household.
Our dentists provide this guidance at our Primrose Hill practice.
Watching a child develop decay despite brushing is frustrating. Often the cause is frequency: how many times a day the teeth meet sugar, not how much. Early signs are discolouration or white patches near the gum line; left alone, decay can reach the nerve and cause infection. Our paediatric dentistry in London uses dental x-rays where needed to find decay between the teeth, and diet advice to stop the next cavity. A consultation lets us assess your child and set the plan.
We diagnose first, so the advice matches your child's actual decay risk rather than a generic leaflet. Children's care is provided by our dentists, with the practice led by Dr Ope Sodeinde, GDC-registered specialist periodontist (GDC No. 104071).
Costs are itemised at the consultation. Diet advice often works alongside oral health education for children and parents, sports guards for young athletes, or infant oral care for babies.
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Many parents feel guilty when a child has decay, and managing a toddler's diet is hard. We make small, realistic changes rather than handing you a list of bans. If you are unsure which of our children's dental treatments fits your family, we can help you decide.
We review what your child eats and drinks and when, to identify the specific triggers for decay. We often combine this with children's dental exams and cleanings to get a full picture.
We agree practical changes, usually around snack frequency, drinks and bedtime routines, that fit your family. There is nothing clinical involved and nothing hurts.
We explain how different foods and drinks affect enamel, which snacks are safe between meals, and how long it takes to see improvement.
We check how the changes are working at follow-up visits and adjust the plan if something is not sticking.
The aim is habits that survive as your child grows and gains more control over what they eat.
Our clinical team provides children's dental exams and cleanings, fluoride treatments, and dental hygiene for children and teens, and diet advice sits alongside all of them.
We discuss diet in a calm, unhurried way and without judgement, and give honest options so you can manage your child's oral health without pressure.
Ope I highly recommend him, especially for child patients!
We confirm the cost at the initial consultation, once we have assessed your child.
The first discussion happens within the consultation. How much follow-up is needed depends on your child's decay risk, and we agree that at the first visit.
No. It is a conversation, not a procedure.
As long as the habits do. We give you the tools to keep them going.
Our dentists assess suitability and set the plan during a children's dental consultation, which you can book here. We provide these sessions at our Primrose Hill practice.
Arrange a consultation or call us on 020 7589 7792.
Diet advice pairs well with oral health education for children and parents. For the youngest patients we provide infant oral care for babies, and for active children we make sports guards for young athletes.
After the assessment you receive a written plan and itemised quote that is yours to keep.
020 7589 7792
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111 Regent's Park Road, Primrose Hill, London NW1 8UR
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