I took my eldest for a check up at the dentist today and enquired as to when to register and bring my May baby for his first appointment. The receptionist and the dentist both said 2 years old. I swear it was earlier with my daughter but maybe I'm just misremembering it! Interested to hear what others have been told. He'll be familiar with the environment from seeing me and my daughter go, so it's more about actually having his own teeth checked x
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At mine it’s two years old unless you have any concerns

I work as a dental nurse and took my own daughter for her first check up when she was 6 months old. She didn’t even have a full tooth through yet. As a baby it’s more to get them used to the environment, but by 2 they will have all (probably) baby teeth so I think that is late to take a child. We always say 6 months or as soon as the first tooth is through, helpful for mums too to get any advice or ask questions.

As a dental nurse as well. We always encourage families to come with their babies as soon as they have their first teeth. Just like Caitlin said for them to get used to the environment. All the dentists in my practice say the same thing.. I find it a bit odd that they said 2 years.. maybe something changed and I’m not aware.

I registered my LO when he was 11 weeks and he had his first check up when he was 6mo - no teeth! He has another one the week after he turns 1

Oh that's different to what I was told, my daughter had her first check up when she was 4 month's old, no teeth but they still checked her gums and to get her used to it, she has just had her second appointment and now she has 5 teeth at 10 month's old xx
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