Childrens dental care. Is this right?

Thanks for the heads up on this. I paid $140 for my daughter's last checkup!!

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Although it was 20yrs ago I lost a lot of my back teeth and have spent an absolute fortune on my front teeth to keep them from damage done from school dentists and I know I am not the only one. I am sure times have changed but unless just for a check up I wouldn't let anyone but a trusted dentist do any work to my children's teeth. Teens are eligible for a voucher but that is only $180 so doesn't cover a lot and not much help if your children are younger. Where I work there is a community dentist but I am not so sure about that either. I know they are fond of removing baby teeth that are mildly decayed and could be repaired which is all good and well but then can create a crowding problem if back permanent molars come forward before the front teeth fall out and are replaced with adult teeth which then can cause a need for extensive orthodontic work years later when the front teeth come through all over the place. Sometimes the cheaper quick fix now can create all sorts of nightmares later.

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THIS... I took my kids to the Dental school at the Uni up here & while they were wonderful (and free) they referred 2 of my kids tot he "school"dentist as they need a G/A for some work. The School Dentist told me that they only do extractions under a G/A and when I questioned the complications of removing baby teeth rather then filling she said "we kind of just accept that there will be a need for orthodontic work down the track" !! So needless to say I am looking a finding a decent private one who will cater for my kids special needs while doing the most appropriate treatment.

If you have phi another option could be finding a dentist that doesn't charge a gap. I don't know how easy they are to find, I found mine by chance, but I know there are a few around.