Children's Dentistry in Rawalpindi

Unhurried first visits, fluoride and fissure sealants for children, at Plot F-881 in Satellite Town — opposite Gate 3 of Holy Family Hospital.

Smiling child in the dental chair holding a toy tooth at Dental Studio by Dr Fatima

Family care

What is children's dentistry, and when should you start?

Children's dentistry covers everything a child's mouth needs before the adult teeth have settled: check-ups, fluoride, sealants on new molars, small fillings, holding space after an early tooth loss, and brushing advice a six-year-old will actually follow. The first visit is best booked around the first birthday, or whenever the first tooth appears.

Baby teeth matter more than people expect. They hold the space for the adult teeth behind them, and a decayed one can hurt, become infected and cost a child sleep and school. Bring your child in if you see a brown or white mark on a tooth, if they avoid cold food or chew on one side only, or after a knock in a fall.

The treatment room at Dental Studio by Dr Fatima in Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, where children are seen

Our process

How we handle a child's visit at Dental Studio

Three women dentists work here, which many mothers tell us makes the appointment easier for them and for the child.

Let them look around

The first appointment is short and mostly talking. Children sit in the chair, ride it up and down and meet the mirror before anything is counted.

Count, check, polish

We count the teeth out loud, look for early white-spot decay and polish. An X-ray is taken only where there is a real reason for one.

Fluoride and sealants

Fluoride varnish is painted on in under a minute. A fissure sealant closes the deep grooves of a new adult molar before food can get into them.

Show the parent

You are shown the tooth we are concerned about, told what happens next and given the cost before any treatment is booked.

Dental chair and instruments used for children at our Satellite Town clinic in Rawalpindi

How long it takes, and what recovery is like

A first visit takes about twenty minutes and usually involves no treatment at all. Fluoride varnish takes a minute; leave it on and keep to soft, cool food for a few hours. A sealant needs no anaesthetic and your child can eat straight away.

A filling does need local anaesthetic, and the lip stays numb for an hour or two. That is the part children find strangest, so watch that they do not chew the inside of the cheek while it wears off. Most go back to school the same day. Book a morning slot if you can — small children are better company before lunch than at nine at night.

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Why us

Why families choose us for their children

Three women dentists

Dr Fatima, Dr Linta and Dr Bazlah are all women, and that is the reason a good many mothers give for bringing their children here.

Nobody is rushed out of the chair

A frightened child gets a second, shorter appointment rather than a held-down one. Sometimes the whole first visit is just sitting in the chair.

Parents stay in the room

You are beside your child throughout, and you see what we see before anything is decided.

Questions we get asked about children's dentistry

When should my child first see a dentist?

Around the first birthday, or whenever the first tooth comes through. Very little happens at that visit — the point is that the room stops being strange before anything needs doing.

Do decayed baby teeth need treating?

Usually yes. They hold the space for the adult tooth behind them, and a decayed baby tooth can become infected and painful. A tooth already close to falling out is sometimes better left, and we will say which.

Will my child need an X-ray?

Only where there is a reason: decay between teeth that we cannot see, or a tooth that will not come through. We do not take routine films on small children.

My child is terrified of dentists. What then?

Tell us when you book so we can allow more time. The first visit may be nothing more than a look and a count, and we build up from there over several short appointments.