Especially with children, the first impression is crucial. In our practice, we organise every treatment calmly and sensitively. Our ultimate goal: your child goes home with a good feeling - and will be happy to come back.
Fear-free treatment is the foundation for lifelong dental health. When children start early Dental anxiety This can lead to a phobia, whereby important check-ups are avoided and avoidable damage (caries, periodontitis) occurs.
Our promise: Treatments are only carried out when the child feels safe. Coercion and pressure have no place in modern paediatric dentistry.
The first visit: getting to know each other without a drill
Whenever possible, the first visit No treatment takes place. Your child should get to know us and the premises without stress. Ideally, we combine this with a relaxed school dental check-up.
When was the first time? We recommend the first visit after the last milk teeth have erupted (around the age of 3 to 4 years). This is about:
- Caries prophylaxis & brushing tips
- Feeding counselling (handling dummy/bottle)
- Positive reinforcement (reward for bravery)
Gentle treatment methods & distraction
If an intervention (e.g. a filling) is necessary, sensitivity is required. Even our waiting room in Biel is equipped with toys and books suitable for children.
We use special techniques to prevent fear from arising in the first place:
- Language suitable for children: We explain everything in a playful way. For example, we call the anaesthetic injection „sleeping drops“.
- Multimedia distraction: During treatment, your child can use a Television on the ceiling (with headphones) Watch cartoons.
- Patience: Imaginative explanations and calmness are often enough to enable successful treatment.
If there is no other option: sedation & general anaesthesia
Despite all patience, treatment can sometimes be difficult. As a specialised paediatric dentist in Biel, we offer a range of sedation options:
1. light sedation: nitrous oxide
The child remains fully conscious. The nitrous oxide has a strong anxiolytic and calming effect.
- Advantage: As soon as the nitrous oxide is no longer inhaled, the effect is over and the child is immediately fully orientated again.
2. moderate sedation: Dormicum
With the active ingredient midazolam (Dormicum), we achieve deeper sedation. The child becomes drowsy but remains responsive.
- Note: A certain degree of co-operation is also necessary here.
3. general anaesthesia at the Biel Hospital Centre
Thanks to the operating activities of Dr med. dent. Luca Pirracchio as an attending physician in the Biel Hospital Centre we can offer a safe general anaesthetic for non-cooperating children or major operations.
Your advantages in the Wildermeth Paediatric Clinic:
- Security: Anaesthesia is administered by specialist paediatric anaesthetists from the paediatric department. Your child is in the best hands.
- Infrastructure: We use professional hospital equipment instead of mobile anaesthesia teams.
- Costs & emergencies: General anaesthesia in the hospital centre is often around a third cheaper than with mobile teams. We can also organise emergency appointments quickly.
