What to expect at your child’s dental appointment with our undergraduate dental students
When being treated by a student in the paediatric dental department at the Leeds Dental Institute, you can anticipate a comprehensive and supervised care tailored to your child’s specific needs. Our student practitioners work under the guidance of experienced professionals, ensuring that your child receives high-quality, individualised care. Our short video explains more about the process.
What to expect at your child’s dental appointment with our undergraduate dental students
here’s a quick video of what to expect when you come to the student clinic at
the Leeds dental Institute. I’ll hand over to Sophie to tell you more.
hi welcome to the Leeds Dental Institute my name is Sophie and sometimes I get treated by students. I really enjoy coming here appointment times are not that flexible but do tend to be the same time on the same day. mine are on Friday mornings there are no appointments on University holidays.
just want to make yourself comfortable Sophie in that Dental chair there um Dad just around there at the corner there and Alex in that yellow chair. so my name’s yra I’m a final year Dental student and I’ll be looking after you today and I’ve got kayin here she’s also a final year Dental student and she’ll be helping me out today. okay so I’m just going to quickly grab some gloves and masks and kayin will put a bib on for you is that all right. what we’re going to do is we’re just going to have a look inside your mouth is that
okay?
treatment takes longer than at a normal dentist I like this as it means I feel more
relaxed treatment is provided by Dental students who are supervised by their
teacher, a qualified dentist.
William are you okay to come and check patient? of course yeah thank
okay hello there Sophie how are you today? my name’s Lucy I’m one of the clinical tutors here. is it okay if I have a look as well? I’ll just put some
gloves on and take a look.
I’ve been coming to the student clinic now for a couple of months and my teeth are improving I’m even brushing them without my parents nagging me now.
at our student clinic we provide thorough and Comprehensive Dental Care. we will teach your child how to brush their teeth effectively and to prevent dental
decay. we have access to interpreters so please let us know if you need one. a
couple of important points should you need specialist treatment or treatment
with sedation or anesthetic we are able to make onward referrals as required. should your child not be brought to appointment we may also have to discharge you we are unable to provide long-term dental care so at a point at the end of treatment you will discharge your child.
we are very happy to answer any question questions that you have when we meet you and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Ward 49 – the Children’s Day Care Unit
This short video features Alison Mason, who will welcome you to Ward L49 which is the Children’s Day Care Unit.